Festivals and Fairs
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Power outage, heat don't dampen Palatine festJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - A minor power outage and heat did not stop a crowd of more than 40,000 from attending last weekend's Palatine Hometown Fest. The five-day Fourth of July celebration was ...
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August to rock out at Batavia festivalJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - I grew up listening to the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and local bands like the Cryan Shames, the Shadows of Knight and the Ides of March. While I was traveling the subu...
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Organizer cancels Barrington Freedom FestivalJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - The organizer of the annual Barrington Freedom Festival and Freedom Run has canceled this year’s events, which would have coincided with the 10th anniversary of the Sept...
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7th Heaven will close the fest on Labor DayJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - Popular local band 7th Heaven will be joining radio rock star Eddie Money among the main stage acts for this year's Septemberfest in Schaumburg. While 7th Heaven has per...
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Grab Greek style food without leaving your carJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - The opportunity to get fast food, Greek style, is available this weekend. For the first time in 32 years, the 33rd annual St. Sophia Greek Festival will offer a drive-t...
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Hanover Park tree-trimmer emerging as artistJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - His art was big and his apartment was small. So Raul Maldonado, who moved furniture for a living, walked into the Hanover Park Park District Community Center in June 200...
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Mt. Prospect fest was record-breakerJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - An estimated 65,000 people attended the final day of the 73rd annual Mount Prospect Lions Club Festival on July 4 this year, where they were able to enjoy some old festi...
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Barrington Cork, Brew fests for the over-21 crowdJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - The Brat Tent in Barrington is getting a real workout this week. It continues Friday and Saturday with events for the over-21 crowd: Uncork Barrington on Friday and the ...
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Batavia festival offers activities for all agesJul 06, 2011 1:00 am - Variety is the key word at the Windmill City Festival in Batavia, which features activities ranging from a 5K race to an ice cream eating contest to a bags tournament. T...
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Lake in the Hills Ribfest looks to top last year's successJul 06, 2011 1:00 am - With Lake in the Hill's previous summer salute to ribs a big success, festival organizers anticipate more of the same this weekend. As many as 20,000 people are expecte...