Festivals and Fairs
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Heydays of the Terry Moran festival over, but softball tournament lives onJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - The annual softball tournament in honor of Terry Moran will be held Saturday, July 16, in Rolling Meadows, but the family festival will be missing after a 14-year run. S...
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Buffalo Grove fine arts fest back for 10th straight yearJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - Artists and art enthusiasts alike are gearing up for the 10th annual Buffalo Grove Invitational Fine Art Festival, which returns to the main drive of Buffalo Grove Town ...
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Opa! Dancers add flair to Greek festivalJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - At St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church’s 33rd Annual Greek Festival in Elgin, the Agape Dance Troupe radiated what co-leader Maria-Kanella Zannis refers to as “fun energy.”...
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Arlington Hts. Irish Fest opens July 15Jul 13, 2011 12:00 am - The annual two-day Irish Fest is back in its usual location: Friday and Saturday, July 15-16, at the Arlington Heights Historical Museum grounds, corner of Fremont and V...
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Lombard church to host 44th GermanfestJul 12, 2011 1:00 am - The Village of Lombard is going back to its roots. “Originally, Lombard was a German community,” said Dolores Chantos, chairwoman of Sacred Heart Catholic Church’s annua...
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Glendale Hts. wraps up this year’s festJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - The shouts could be heard upon entering Camera Park — shouts of joy, that is, from the children riding the turn-everyone-upside-down carnival ride known as the Inverter....
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Arlington Hts. parade filled with good cheerJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - Thank you to all the participants and volunteers who made the Arlington Heights Fourth of July Parade such a success. As a marcher with the Wheeling Township Democratic ...
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Parade caps West Chicago Railroad DaysJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - As far as Roberto Lopez was concerned, he had the best seat in the house. Lopez sat in a shady spot on Arbor Avenue near Elmwood Avenue in West Chicago Sunday afternoon,...
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Arlington Hts. parade rules being ignoredJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - I am a rule-abiding citizen and read your headline in Saturday's paper about not putting out blankets to reserve spots along the parade route. I pulled up on Oakton Stre...
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Palatine Jaycees president led pro-choice groupJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - I have heard from both sides on the disagreement over the Palatine Jaycees denial to allow the Palatine Area Catholics Respect Life group the chance to participate in th...