Festivals and Fairs
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Streamwood aims high with weekend festivalJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - While the big summer festival has come and gone for many suburbs, seasonal fun will culminate in Streamwood this weekend with its annual Summer Celebration, which kicks ...
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After being bumped for music, tractor pull back at DuPage fairJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Tractor pulling - along with plumes of black smoke, roaring engines and flying dirt - is making its return Saturday to the DuPage County Fair in Wheaton. Roughly 60 driv...
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13,000 ears to celebrate summer: Sugar Grove Corn Boil this weekendJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Planners for this year's Sugar Grove Corn Boil estimate that over 13,000 ears of corn will be sold throughout the weekend, adding a tasty, buttery touch to what could be...
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Algonquin Founders' Day (July 23 - 26)Jul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - ...
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Algonquin's Founders' Days growing in popularity, attendanceJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - One of the largest events of the year is coming to Algonquin in the form of the Algonquin Founders' Days. The festival returns to Towne Park with a couple of new events,...
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The Academy Is, The Cab aim to add teen appeal to DuPage County FairJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - To figure out what kids want, sometimes the smartest thing to do is just ask. As the DuPage County Fair prepares to welcome indie rockers The Academy Is and The Cab on F...
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The Wailers plan full performance of 'Exodus' at DuPage Co. FairJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The Wailers, Bob Marley's legendary reggae band, will take center stage at 8 p.m. Thursday at the DuPage County Fair in Wheaton. The show - free with admission to the fa...
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DuPage County Fair (July 22 - 26)Jul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - ...
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Pig races a county fair staple, but quick quackers ... who knew?Jul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Some of the nation's speediest swine and quickest quackers will be going for gold this week at the DuPage County Fair. While the pig races are a staple at the fair, duck...
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Cheap stuff: Corn boil, Fox Lake Boat Show, Alpine DaysJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Free Have another ear? Be one of the visitors who will gobble up thousands of ears of corn at the annual Sugar Grove Corn Boil. Along with plenty of sweet corn, the annu...