Festivals and Fairs
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Weekend picks: Jim Gill gets silly in NapervilleJun 21, 2014 5:00 am - Jim Gill jams: It's time to get silly! Award-winning musician Jim Gill presents a family concert with interactive dancing, singing and a silly dance contest at Washi...
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Geneva's Swedish Days offers lots of fun, historyJun 21, 2014 1:01 am - Visitors to Geneva's Swedish days Saturday had their pick of past, present and future with tours of the historical Viking Ship, fast action during 3-on-3 basketball tour...
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Fruit shares starring role at Long Grove strawberry festJun 21, 2014 1:01 am - While a certain fruit headlines the Long Grove Strawberry Festival, Shane Cobb had another reason for attending with his two daughters Saturday. "There's a wide range of...
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Pipers, knobbly knees highlight Scottish festivalJun 21, 2014 1:01 am - Somehow Philip Davies found himself talked into appearing in front of a large crowd displaying his knees at the Scottish Festival and Highland Games in Itasca Saturday. ...
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Bad Company singer, Beatles tribute headline SeptemberfestJun 20, 2014 5:30 am - Summer's official start is this weekend, but details of its unofficial end over Labor Day weekend are beginning to take shape for Schaumburg residents. Most of the headl...
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A half dozen ways to kick off summer this weekendJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - If ever we needed summer, it's this year. We earned it the hard way - through months of relentless snow and record-breaking cold that had suburbanites longing for sunny ...
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Hawaiian dancers kick off Round Lake Beach BeachFestJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - Dances from The Barefoot Hawaiian of Des Plaines performed Polynesian and Tahitian dances on the main stage at the Cultural and Civic Center Friday during the first day ...
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Mechanical bull a new draw at BeachFestJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - A mechanical bull is at BeachFest in Round Lake Beach for the first time, according to Kevin Wallace, festival chairman. Jason Hanenberger of Round Lake rode the mechani...
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Food, fun, music highlight the annual Wauconda Fest celebrationJun 19, 2014 11:00 pm - It's not summer in Wauconda until Wauconda Fest begins. So, good news - it starts Thursday. The 35th annual extravaganza will be held at Cook Park, 600 N. Main St. Put o...
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Auto enthusiasts share stories at Daily Herald eventJun 19, 2014 5:00 am - A walk through any car show is sure to yield dozens of stories and memories from the owners who proudly stand beside their vehicles. That's what the Daily Herald's Matth...