Festivals and Fairs
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Cheap stuff: Petty Cash, kids chess tourney, concert for vetsJul 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Free Music and a movie Bring a blanket or chair for outdoor seating at the Concert/Movie in the Park event in West Dundee's Grafelman Park. The grou...
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Arlington Heights Irish Fest offers food, fun, heritageJul 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Are you looking for all things Irish? Do you proudly wear your green shamrocks and kilts? Well read on, because Arlington Heights has the festival for you. The Arlingto...
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Over 160 artists to sell wares at Buffalo Grove Fine Arts FestJul 15, 2010 11:00 pm - When the ninth Buffalo Grove Invitational Fine Art Festival kicks off Saturday, July 17, more than 160 artists from around the world will be open for business. The show,...
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Cheap stuff: Quilts, sheepherding, garden festivalJul 15, 2010 11:00 pm - $10 and under Quite a few quilts! Browse more than 100 historical and contemporary quilts, shop in the vendor hall for a variety of items and view de...
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Rolling Meadows to celebrate Terry Moran Family Day SaturdayJul 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Since 1995, Rolling Meadows has turned over a summer day in July to softball, entertainment, live entertainment and plenty of food - all to raise money for the Juvenile ...
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Gilberts gears up for Community Days festival: Volunteers still neededJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Some Gilbert residents are determined not to let the summer slip by without a festival. For the last seven months they have been meeting, planning and lining up events, ...
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Gary Sinise and Lt. Dan Band to return to WheatonJul 12, 2010 11:00 pm - What started as a party has turned into a passion for Gary Sinise. Since hosting an impromptu concert for troops seven years ago in Chicago, the well-known actor and his...
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Arlington Hts. will add 'Taste' to Mane Event next monthJul 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Skeptics raised their eyebrows when Dr. Joseph Favia announced he wanted the Mane Event - the Arlington Heights street festival that comes the night before the running o...
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Counties celebrate summer with fairs full of fun, foodJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Summer is festival season and there are few outdoor bashes bigger than county fairs. Whether you want to teach your family more about agriculture, listen to some live mu...
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Small-town vibe infuses West Chicago paradeJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Merle Burleigh had a strategy as grand marshal of Sunday's West Chicago Railroad Days parade. Understanding that she would have to stand on a fire truck and wave the en...