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Things to do Sept. 25 to Oct. 1: Long Grove Apple Fest, Cary Main Street Fest, Huntley Fall Fest and more

By Luke Zurawski
Sep 21, 2026 3:37 pm - Mark your calendar for the Long Grove Apple Fest, Cary Main Street Fest, Huntley Fall Fest, Meadows Fest in Rolling Meadows, Cantigny Fall Fest and more.
ECC teacher credits horror mask career to TV’s Svengoolie

By Mike Danahey
Sep 19, 2026 10:53 am - Peter Infelise, a graphic design professor at Elgin Community College, has been making horror masks for decades and now has a display showing his work at the college through Nov. 30.
Daily Herald photo contest winners for August 2026

Daily Herald report
Sep 17, 2026 8:59 am - The top finishers in August’s amateur photo contest showcase landscapes from desert ranges to a glacier ice field.
Artist with Mundelein roots to paint a second mural in town

By Russell Lissau
Sep 16, 2026 8:43 am - An artist with Mundelein roots soon will paint another public mural in town.
Great Orb Hunt returns with 150 orbs hidden at three Kane County locations

By Brittany Kovach, Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Sep 15, 2026 7:50 pm - The Great Orb Hunt 2026 runs through Sept. 30 at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles, Burnidge Forest Preserve in Elgin and Fine Line Creative Arts Center, where participants can search for 150 handcrafted glass and ceramic orbs hidden along trails.
Best Bests: Common headlines free Chicago Live Fest at Navy Pier, Six Flags serves up scares

By Barbara Vitello
Sep 15, 2026 12:03 pm - Common headlines a free concert Saturday during Chicago Live Fest at Navy Pier, Six Flags Great America opens Fright Fest, Monster Jam rolls into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, and the Cleve Carney Art Museum debuts “Linework: Chicago Comics and Community.”
Things to do Sept. 18-24: Naperville Irish Fest, West Dundee Heritage Fest, Mundelein Arts Festival and more

By Luke Zurawski
Sep 14, 2026 4:12 pm - Mark your calendar for the Naperville Irish Fest, Heritage Fest in West Dundee, the Mundelein Arts Festival and more.
Flower power: Big rose sculptures sprout in Rosemont

By Christopher Placek
Sep 10, 2026 3:45 pm - Rosemont has unveiled 20 eight-foot-tall rose sculptures throughout the village as part of “Rosemont in Bloom: Where Art Takes Root,” a public art project celebrating the town’s 70th anniversary.
Things to do Sept. 11-17: Festival of the Vine, Platzkonzert Germanfest, DuPage Comic Con and more

By Luke Zurawski
Sep 08, 2026 1:00 pm - Mark your calendar for Festival of the Vine in Geneva, Platzkonzert Germanfest in Hoffman Estates, DuPage Comic Con in Wheaton and more.
Best bets: ‘A Revolution of Values’ at Elmhurst Art Museum; family fests in Rosemont, Aurora

By Barbara Vitello
Sep 08, 2026 9:40 am - Elmhurst Art Museum kicks off a joint exhibition rooted in the legacy of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War; Aurora and Rosemont host family-friendly festivals; the Joffrey Ballet presents the Chicago premiere of the rarely performed “Liliom.”

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