Festivals and Fairs
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Candidates use community donations to fund Easter egg hunt in AntiochMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - Antioch's annual Easter egg hunt, which had been a casualty of village budget cuts, has been revived in an unusual circumstance. Instead of little ones scurrying around ...
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Long Grove's chocolate, strawberry and apple fests getting new lookMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - Downtown Long Grove business owners are betting on a new format, longer hours and a musical night life to recapture the buses of tourists that used to turn out for summe...
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River Trail Nature Center holds maple syrup celebrationMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - River Trail Nature Center will host its annual maple syrup celebration 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 22, at 3120 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Northbrook. As daytime temperatur...
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Northwest Celtic Fest returns to Hoffman Estates March 22Mar 16, 2015 1:00 am - The fourth annual Northwest Celtic Fest, a celebration of Celtic heritage, will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 22, at the Sears Centre Arena, 5333 Prair...
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Continuing the St. Patrick's Day partyMar 15, 2015 7:00 am - St. Patrick's Day celebrations have already begun at many local venues, with Irish music, dancing, food and, of course, beer. No one has to wait for the official holiday...
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Weather, syrup team for sweet day at Sugar Bush FairMar 15, 2015 1:00 am - More than 1,000 people visited Spring Valley Nature Center in Schaumburg on Sunday to sample nature's sweet maple sugar during the 31st annual Sugar Bush Fair. The Scha...
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St. Charles St. Pat's parade draws thousandsMar 14, 2015 1:00 am - Crowds converged on downtown St. Charles for the city's annual St. Patrick's Day parade Saturday. Irish dancers and musicians, school groups, bands, service clubs and a...
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Everyone's a little Irish during Naperville's St. Pat's paradeMar 14, 2015 1:00 am - As any bagpiper will tell you — and who among us doesn't know at least a half-dozen? — it's tricky enough playing the pipes while marching and wearing kilts without worr...
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St. Pat's parade draws a crowd in PalatineMar 14, 2015 1:00 am - Palatine painted town green on Saturday with the community's fifth annual St. Patrick's Day celebration, including a parade, Irish Market and festivities in various busi...
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Fire trucks, food collection part of Lake Villa's annual St. Patrick's Day paradeMar 14, 2015 1:00 am - The village of Lake Villa colored the town green Saturday with the annual St. Patrick's Day parade. The parade kicked off at noon from Palombi Middle School and wound th...