Festivals and Fairs
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Furry, feathered and scaled friends welcome at pet paradeJul 06, 2011 1:00 am - It doesn’t matter if you have a dog, cat, chicken or lizard — all animals are welcome at the Windmill City Festival’s pet parade. The parade is for 10 a.m. Saturday, Ju...
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Artists offer rare delights at Oakbrook Center showJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - Artist Arnavaz Barshan's lips say it's the simple things in life that make you happy. Sharing a love of craft with someone. Combining strengths to succeed. Re-creating ...
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Bartlett gives thumbs-up to just-ended festJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - It took an hour and a half for the large crowds in Bartlett’s Apple Orchard Community Park to exit after the fireworks Monday night. “We have people coming from all over...
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Ride the bull, help the hungry in Glendale HeightsJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - Organizers of the summer's annual Glendale Heights Fest are challenging residents to step up and grab the bull by the horns for a good cause. The mechanical bull, that i...
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Itasca Fest provides fun and a bit of historyJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - Summer festival fare is fairly standard — carnivals, craft shows and live music. What most festival goers don't expect is a history lesson. But for the 30,000 and 50,00...
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Take a trip around the world with Barrington RotaryJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - The Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club is hosting a new event on Wednesday, July 6. “International Fest: Bringing the World to Barrington” will be held from 11 a.m.-9 p.m....
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Elgin’s Fourth of July parade is a toy storyJul 04, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin residents and visitors saw some of their favorite toys come to life in the Fourth of July parade downtown. From “Toy Story” characters Woody and Buzz Lightyear, to...
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Patriotism on parade in Arlington HeightsJul 04, 2011 12:00 am - If you were among the countless people who lined the streets of Arlington Heights Monday for the village's annual Independence Day parade, give Carmella Lowth a hand. Lo...
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Shopping cart brigade pushes to end hungerJul 03, 2011 6:00 am - As families toting sunscreen and folding chairs prepare for Fourth of July festivities, Bob Barnshaw encourages people to toss one more essential in their bag. A canned ...
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Music, food are hits at Taste of Oak BrookJul 03, 2011 12:00 am - The four suburban teenagers in the band Stockwood made sure that Sunday’s Taste of Oak Brook event got off to a Fab start. The band, the first one to take the stage at t...