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.
Updated 3/12/2021 6:33 AM
After pivoting for Halloween and the holidays during the COVID-19 pandemic, the St. Charles Business Alliance is hoping for similar success with its St. Patrick s Day celebration on Saturday.
The annual parade is canceled for a second straight year because of gathering restrictions, but unlike last year when all the St. Patrick s Day events were canceled organizers had time this year to create different ways for people to celebrate safely throughout downtown St. Charles.
A year ago, on the Wednesday before the parade, that s when everything kind of went down, said business alliance events manager Amy Curione. We were all ready, but we canceled everything. It really happened fast.