Frankfort pulls out all the stops for its annual Labor Day Weekend Fall Festival, drawing about 250,000 visitors from all over for the food, live entertainment, carnival rides, 300-artisan juried craft fair and 80-participant parade.
DuPage County Fair cancels July dates The DuPage County Fair has canceled its originally scheduled July dates. Organizers hope to stage a similar event in the fall. Daily Herald File Photo
Updated 4/12/2021 3:18 PM
The DuPage County Fair, originally scheduled for July, has been canceled for the second straight year because of the pandemic.
This time, organizers are hoping that a similar event could be scheduled for the fall.
The DuPage County Fair Association is working with the University of Illinois Extension in DuPage to create an opportunity just for 4-H members to show their projects and animals. That way, some 4-H members in DuPage can still earn a competition spot at the Illinois State Fair in August.
Hoffman Estates officials have canceled the village s Northwest Fourth-Fest around the Fourth of July for a second consecutive year due to the lingering COVID-19 pandemic.
Helicopter egg drop held at Willow Creek, South Barrington
Children and parents rush to collect their 10 eggs during Operation Egg Drop, a helicopter egg drop for kids Saturday at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
A helicopter dropped hundreds of soft toy eggs over Parking Lot D Saturday at Willow Creek in South Barrington as part of the church s Easter weekend celebration, while another 8,000 plastic eggs filled with candy were spread throughout the lot for an Easter egg hunt. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Soft toy eggs rain down from a helicopter onto Parking Lot D at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington at part of Operation Egg Drop. Another 8,000 plastic eggs filled with candy were spread throughout the lot for an Easter egg hunt.