Festivals and Fairs
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Motley named parade grand marshalJun 01, 2014 1:01 am - The Waukegan Park District announced it has selected Waukegan Mayor Wayne Motley as the grand marshal for the American Independence Parade. The parade, which will be hel...
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Summer delivers no shortage of local music festsMay 30, 2014 5:30 am - At the crossroads of music and summer you get festivals, festivals and more festivals. Over the next couple months, Chicago and the suburbs offer a number of chances to ...
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Kites to take flight during Naperville festivalMay 30, 2014 1:01 am - Aliens and octopuses will swoop through the air this weekend in Naperville. The Naperville Park District is sponsoring its eighth annual Frontier Kite Fly Festival Sunda...
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Big kids have fun promoting Little Boots Rodeo in Elk Grove VillageMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - The seventh annual Little Boots Rodeo in Elk Grove Village is meant for little kids, but the big kids don't mind having some fun promoting it. Every year Little Boots Fo...
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Gilberts Community Days adds kids' activities, shuttle busMay 28, 2014 6:00 am - Gilberts Community Days, which began six years ago as a small street fair, has grown into a four-day festival, with new offerings added every year. The festival opens Th...
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Curtain rising on Roselle's Rose FestMay 28, 2014 1:01 am - A festival by any other name wouldn't be nearly as sweet. Or something like that. Roselle's annual Rose Festival opens at 6 p.m. Thursday and continues through Sunday in...
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Fine Line gallery to hold student showMay 26, 2014 11:00 pm - Creativity comes in many forms, and the Kavanagh Gallery at Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles will be filled with works of art in a wide range of media May 3...
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Rose Festival ready to bloom in RoselleMay 26, 2014 11:00 pm - You know the summer party season is under way in DuPage County because it's time for the Rose Festival. The annual celebration, sponsored by the Roselle Lions Club, open...
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Memorial Day memories young and old in Fox ValleyMay 26, 2014 1:01 am - From a 10-year-old who stood on a chair to deliver the Gettysburg Address to a 94-year-old World War II flight nurse, residents across the Fox Valley marked Memorial Day...
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Veteran's Bronze Star presented in Arlington Hts. ceremonyMay 26, 2014 1:01 am - While Memorial Day's mission is to never forget the ultimate sacrifices of America's veterans, Arlington Heights showed Monday that a community can take the time for spe...