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In response to public safety recommendations from the St. Charles Police Department and in collaboration with the City of St. Charles, the fireworks launch was relocated to Langum Park in 2023. This new launch site was a success allowing the fireworks to continue to be seen along the Fox River with the best viewing locations...
Downtown Oak Park’s popular dine-around series Thursday Night Out is back! Thursday Night Out runs every Thursday June 6th to August 29th from 5 to 9pm. Downtown Oak Park restaurants offer a variety of drinks, appetizers, entrees and desserts on the Thursday Night Out menu and allow diners to eat inside or carry out. Tables...
Celebrate America’s Day in Elk Grove Village, brought to you by the Village of Elk Grove and the Lions Club. Enjoy the Fourth of July with live music, food, drinks, and yet another spectacular firework show! Wish NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski luck in the Chicago Street Race during a special appearance as he blazes into...
Celebrate our wonderful country with the annual Independence Day Parade! The parade will start at 10 am, at 9th Avenue and 26th Street, traveling east on 26th Street to Veterans Park. Stay at Veterans Park to enjoy a game as Little Leaguers take to the field. Join us at the Village Commons from 6–9 pm...
Enjoy free, family friendly entertainment this 4th of July at the Ross Ferraro Town Center. Food concessions open at 6 p.m., and Hillbilly Rockstarz will be performing at 7 p.m. Stay after for our fireworks show at approximately 9:15 p.m.! For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of 4th of July...
Beginning in 2024, the Village of Arlington Heights' Sounds of Summer Concerts will take place on Thursday nights, beginning the first week of June and ending the last week of August. This is an adjustment from the previous schedule, which began mid-June, included concerts on Thursdays and Fridays, and then ended on the last Friday...
Each summer, the Village hosts a series of concerts for the community. Taking place on Thursday nights, these concerts provide free fun and entertainment that the whole family can enjoy. Concerts are held at the Ross Ferraro Town Center (960 N. Gary Ave. Carol Stream, IL 60188). Concerts begin at 7 p.m. and typically run...
The annual tradition continues! Come hear the full Symphonic Band perform American, Patriotic, Traditional and Broadway selections in the setting of a good old-fashioned 4th of July concert at Willow Stream Park leading up to our annual Village fireworks display. The concert begins at 7 p.m., with the fireworks display to follow at dusk. Bring...
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