Festivals and Fairs
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Paddle board fans sought for Founders' Days competitionJul 21, 2014 11:00 pm - Returning to the Algonquin Founders' Days festival for the second year in a row is the stand up paddle board competition. Early last year, Rick Pasturczak, owner of Algo...
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Corn Boil organizer: Events will be 'fresh'Jul 21, 2014 11:00 pm - When Jerry Swatek's job caused him to relocate from Gurnee to the DeKalb area in 2006, he spent a great deal of time searching various village websites for the perfect p...
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Carnival, crafts, competitions featured at Algonquin Founders' DaysJul 21, 2014 11:00 pm - Algonquin residents will come together this weekend to commemorate the town's founding fathers in a festival of food, activities and live entertainment. The independent...
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Enter your recipe in Sugar Grove Corn Boil ChallengeJul 21, 2014 11:00 pm - Corn may not be a common ingredient in your everyday meal, but at the Sugar Grove Corn Boil's annual Cooking Challenge, using corn can give competitors an edge. At 11:...
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Taste of Lincolnshire begins July 25Jul 20, 2014 11:00 pm - Prepare your appetites: The 14th annual Taste of Lincolnshire festival begins Friday, July 25. Running through Sunday, July 27, the village-sponsored event will be at th...
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Mt. Prospect Downtown Block Party returns this weekendJul 20, 2014 11:00 pm - The 15th annual Mount Prospect Downtown Block Party will be held on Friday, July 25, and Saturday, July 26. There will be a variety of bands to hear, food and beverages...
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Fair brings sights, sounds of rural days back to Kane CountyJul 20, 2014 1:01 am - The sights and sounds of the Western suburbs' more rural days came alive again Sunday as the Kane County Fair wrapped up in St. Charles. Gravel crunched under tires as ...
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Wheaton Band Festival plays in Memorial ParkJul 19, 2014 7:35 am - Wheaton's 15th annual band festival opened Friday night with performances by the Chicago Brass Band and Swing Low Sweet Cadillac. Free performances scheduled for Saturda...
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Big weekend planned at Kane County FairJul 19, 2014 7:00 am - Weather rules at the Kane County Fair, and so far so great this week. “The fair is a weather-driven program. You never know what's going to happen,” Larry Breon, who has...
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5 things you might do this weekend: Gary Sinise; Ale Fest in NapervilleJul 19, 2014 5:30 am - Rockin' for a cause: Gary Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band headline the Rockin' for the Troops all-day music festival at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. The even...