Festivals and Fairs
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Weekend picks: 'Wings Over Waukegan' goes soaringSep 10, 2011 5:45 am - 'Wings Over Waukegan' The Waukegan air show, "Wings Over Waukegan," features high-flying aircraft from across the country, with dozens of military and civilian planes a...
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It’s about the food, wine at Geneva festivalSep 10, 2011 12:00 am - The annual Festival of the Vine in downtown Geneva is Robin Butler’s favorite weekend of the year. But unlike most participants, Butler doesn’t spend time sampling food,...
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Weekend picks: Momix blooms at RaviniaSep 09, 2011 5:45 am - Dancing feats Acclaimed modern dance company Momix makes its Ravinia Festival debut this weekend with the eclectic musical and puppetry-filled piece "Botanica." Also on...
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Bartlett Heritage Days celebrates town's pastSep 09, 2011 1:00 am - “Bartlett station, on the Chicago & Pacific Railroad, six miles east of Elgin, is by far the most enterprising place on the first division of the road, and is destined t...
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Hoffman Estates Germanfest returns Sept. 17Sep 09, 2011 12:00 am - The village of Hoffman Estates Arts Commission is proud to bring back its Oktoberfest-themed open-air Platzkonzert Germanfest, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. Th...
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Fox Valley Irish Festival expands offeringsSep 08, 2011 1:00 am - After 16 years, organizers of the Fox Valley Irish Fest are still coming up with ways to make it more attractive to families. Since the beginning they have booked Celtic...
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Blackberry Farm’s Fall Harvest celebrates 1840s farm lifeSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - Corn just might steal the show this year at Blackberry Farm’s Fall Harvest. Corn-shelling demonstrations, a corn cob doll-making station and a corn boil offering corn on...
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Re-enactors bring Revolutionary War to CantignySep 08, 2011 12:00 am - Not many people know that military action in America’s War for Independence took place right here in Illinois. Visitors to the 25th annual Revolutionary War Re-enactment...
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Villa Park Oktoberfest aims to bring community together as it did after 9/11Sep 08, 2011 12:00 am - Ten years ago, just days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, Villa Park Oktoberfest organizers had to decide whether it was appropriate to continue the festival af...
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Food, song and dance on the menu at Scandinavian Day in South ElginSep 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Fancy Swedish pancakes for breakfast on Sunday? Visitors can find them — and more — at the 32nd annual Scandinavian Day festival, set for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. ...