Ginger Road News Today

Grab a blanket or a lawn chair and some snacks and drinks and head to a free outdoor concert in the suburbs this week.

Chicagoland’s rip-roarin’ country band Ginger Road will be playing at the Hanover Township Izaak Walton Reserve outdoor amphitheater (899 Jay St., Elgin) on Thursday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. The group is known for their high energy mix of modern and classic country and rock covers.

Plan to have a ball this weekend at the Bristol Renaissance Faire, Fan Expo Chicago, Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days, Fest for Beatles Fans, Bloody Mary Fest, Gurnee Days, Fox Lake Cardboard Cup Regatta and more.

Found Sound Steelband will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday at New Concord Village Park.

Get out and enjoy the weather at Taste of Des Plaines, Libertyville Days, Chicago Scottish Festival & Highland Games in Itasca, Blues on the Fox in Aurora, Geneva Swedish Days, South Elgin Tuna Kahuna, West Chicago Railroad Days and many more.

Hanover Townships free Summer Concert Series will kick off on Thursday, June 15 at the Izaak Walton Reserve outdoor amphitheater (899 Jay Street, Elgin) with a performance by Caliente at 7 p.m.

Food, drinks, music and community flow freely at these Chicago-area festivals and events.

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The Chapel Hill Town Council held its first meeting of 2023 on Wednesday. The council primarily discussed plans for transportation changes to improve accessibility between Chapel Hill and the surrounding areas.&nbsp&#x3B;

A lone gunman entered a Waterloo home in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday morning and shot a woman dead in front of her horrified two-year-old granddaughter.