Festivals and Fairs
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Three more days of Taste of WheatonJun 02, 2015 1:00 am - Taste of Wheaton opened Thursday evening with great weather and an afternoon packed with food, carnival rides and live music. The four-day festival, which takes place pr...
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Taste of Wheaton keeps getting bigger, betterJun 01, 2015 11:00 pm - Two changes in the recipe for Taste of Wheaton introduced in 2014 were so well-received that organizers are offering a second helping this year. The annual celebration ...
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PIQNIQ fest not the biggest, but it aims to be the most funJun 01, 2015 6:00 am - Moving up this year to be one of Chicago's first music festivals of the summer, PIQNIQ is right around the corner. Though as a one-day festival it may be one of the smal...
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Rollin' on the River concerts return to NapervilleMay 31, 2015 11:00 pm - Naperville Park District's Rollin' on the River concert series returns to the downtown Riverwalk on Friday evenings beginning June 12 and continuing through Aug. 7. Th...
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Roselle's Rose Festival returns for 55th yearMay 31, 2015 11:00 pm - Anyone wondering where the Roselle Lions are during the first week of June need look no further than the village's Metra station. Volunteer ticket-takers and beer serve...
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Inaugural Bikes and Bites on the Fox a success, organizers sayMay 30, 2015 1:00 am - There weren't a lot of bikers, but hundreds of people braved the rain to attend the new Bikes and Bites on the Fox festival Saturday at Elgin's Riverside Drive Promenade...
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Bruce Campbell, 'Arrow' star to appear at Wizard World ChicagoMay 30, 2015 1:00 am - Actors Stephen Amell and Bruce Campbell are coming to the Wizard World convention in Rosemont this summer, organizers have announced. The Rosemont show, which is the fla...
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Rain washes out Geneva's new Festival of ArtMay 29, 2015 1:00 am - The rain put a damper on the second day of the Greater Geneva Art Guild's new Festival of Art Saturday. Anyone interested in viewing artwork created by members of the gu...
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Waukegan's fine arts fest celebrates Ray BradburyMay 28, 2015 11:00 pm - The 16th Annual Ray Bradbury Dandelion Wine Fine Arts Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at Bowen Park in Waukegan. The Ray Bradbury Dandelion Wi...
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7th heaven, Infinity headlining Hoffman Estates' Northwest Fourth-FestMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - Popular Chicago-area bands 7th heaven and Infinity will headline the musical entertainment next month at Northwest Fourth-Fest outside the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman ...