Festivals and Fairs
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Hanover Park show needs classic carsJul 08, 2012 5:29 pm - Organizers of the 2012 Hanover Park Car and Motorcycle Show are seeking entries. The fifth-annual event will be held noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, at the Metra station...
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Fans and first-timers enjoy Lake in the Hills ribfestJul 07, 2012 3:39 pm - No matter how hot it may get, the Havard family of Cary will not miss Rockin’ Ribfest in Lake in the Hills. Period. “We have to come,” Milissa Havard said, as her husban...
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Vernon Hills fireworks finale fizzles, but makeup plannedJul 06, 2012 5:00 pm - Bystanders at Vernon Hills' Fourth of July fireworks display got a bit less zip than expected when the grand finale fizzled. “It just kind of seemed like they stopped ha...
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Chain O’ Lakes Fireworks ready for its fourth season Saturday night over Fox LakeJul 06, 2012 1:03 pm - If you missed Fourth of July fireworks because of the heat, you have another chance to catch an aerial display Saturday with the fourth annual Chain O’ Lakes Fireworks o...
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Heat cuts into attendance at many area festsJul 05, 2012 11:00 pm - Sweltering temps, storms cut into attendance at many — but not all — area events
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Sink your teeth into East Dundee firefighters' meat raffleJul 05, 2012 11:00 am - East Dundee firefighters are depending on the success of the annual meat sales to carry their fundraising goals for the year. They won't have the summer barbecue as they...
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C&NW Heritage Train in Arlington Hts. this weekendJul 05, 2012 8:11 am - Here’s your chance to get up close and personal with one of the Union Pacific’s biggest engines. From noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 7-8, the Chicago & North W...
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Civil War Days comes to Lakewood Forest PreserveJul 05, 2012 8:00 am - Hear the crack of gunfire and the boom of cannons at the Lake County Forest Preserve's 21st annual Civil War Days at Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda, from 10 a.m. t...
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More fun still to come with Celebrate Fox LakeJul 05, 2012 8:00 am - Fox Lake residents will wait until the weekend to celebrate Independence Day, but the village will definitely celebrate, officials said. The annual Fox Lake Independenc...
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Celebrate Fox Lake on SaturdayJul 04, 2012 6:16 pm - Celebrate Fox Lake is set for Saturday, July 7, at the village’s Lakefront Park, 71 Nippersink Drive. The event, which features a craft fair, entertainment, a beer tent ...