Festivals and Fairs
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Barrington celebrates all things Irish with Celtic FestMar 12, 2015 10:00 am - Barrington celebrates all things Irish this weekend with the return of the annual Celtic Fest, a five-day event marking the St. Patrick's Day holiday. The sixth edition ...
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Elk Grove Village bans smoking at annual RotaryfestMar 12, 2015 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village's annual Rotaryfest summer festival will be smoke-free starting this year. The village board approved an ordinance this week putting in place a smoking...
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St. Patrick's Day in the suburbs: More than a wee bit IrishMar 11, 2015 6:00 am - It's easy being green come St. Patrick's Day in the suburbs. From music-filled parades to adults-only bar bashes, we've got a long list of events to please the lovers of...
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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in St. Charles, East DundeeMar 09, 2015 11:00 pm - We are so ready to play outdoors and watch a parade. If it wasn't for St. Patrick's Day, people living in towns throughout the country, especially the Fox Valley, would...
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Naperville's St. Patrick's Day Parade gets ready to roll outMar 09, 2015 11:00 pm - The Naperville-based West Suburban Irish group has a three-part motto: friendship, fun and service. Its members run a host of activities each year that fulfill that mis...
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Craft beer tasting coming to Naperville's RibfestMar 06, 2015 4:30 am - Naperville's Ribfest is latching on to the craft beer craze. Organizers of the 28th annual event say they will add a craft beer fest on Friday, July 3, and Saturday, Jul...
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Ringling Bros. to give up elephant acts in 3 yearsMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - POLK CITY, Fla. — The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus says the “Greatest Show on Earth” will go on without elephants. Animal rights groups took credit for gen...
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DuPage County Fair may open without grandstandMar 03, 2015 12:00 am - The grandstand at the DuPage County Fairgrounds may need to be shuttered as part of a plan to resolve hundreds of building code violations so the annual county fair can ...
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Kellie Pickler, Kristian Bush to play at RibfestMar 03, 2015 12:00 am - July 4 at Naperville's Ribfest once again will be a country music showcase with two popular artists performing separate shows. Kellie Pickler and Kristian Bush each will...
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Arts, crafts exhibitors sought for Schaumburg's SeptemberfestMar 02, 2015 12:00 am - The village of Schaumburg and its Septemberfest Committee are accepting arts and crafts exhibitors to participate in the 36th annual Septemberfest Arts & Crafts Show. El...