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POSTED May 24, 2012 - 8:40pm | POSTED BY Editor Gina

Midwest Brewers Fest

Date: 
Saturday, August 25, 2012 (All day)

Plainfield, IL

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POSTED May 24, 2012 - 8:40pm | POSTED BY Editor Gina

Midwest Brewers Fest

Date: 
Saturday, August 25, 2012 (All day)

Plainfield, IL

POSTED May 24, 2012 - 8:30pm | POSTED BY Editor Gina
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Taste of Joliet

Date: 
Friday, June 29, 2012 (All day) - Saturday, June 30, 2012 (All day)

Joliet, IL

POSTED May 24, 2012 - 8:28pm | POSTED BY Editor Gina
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Old Canal Days

Date: 
Friday, June 15, 2012 (All day)

Lockport, IL

POSTED May 24, 2012 - 8:32pm | POSTED BY Editor Gina
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Pontiac 175th Anniversary/Pre War Festival

Date: 
Friday, June 29, 2012 (All day) - Saturday, June 30, 2012 (All day)

Pontiac, IL

POSTED May 24, 2012 - 8:34pm | POSTED BY Editor Gina
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Catsup Bottle Summerfest

Date: 
Sunday, July 8, 2012 (All day)

Collinsville, IL

POSTED May 24, 2012 - 8:23pm | POSTED BY Editor Gina
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New Orleans North

Date: 
Friday, June 8, 2012 (All day)

Joliet, IL

POSTED May 19, 2012 - 10:54pm | POSTED BY Editor Gina
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A Civil War Re-dedication Along “66”

We thank local historian and author, Joseph D. Kubal for writing the following story and contributing it to our website for us to share.

By Joseph D. Kubal

“Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lakes, from the hills, from the sky,
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.”
-Taps, words by Horace Lorenzo Trim

Within a stone’s throw of historic Route 66 (Joliet Road) at Wolf Road in Indian Head Park, several Civil War soldiers peacefully lay at rest. The stately Lyonsville Congregational United Church of Christ with its Greek Revival façade and elegant white steeple stands next to the old cemetery, reminiscent of a small town New England landscape. The tidy cemetery, which predates the Civil War, was founded in 1848 on lands donated by the Henry family.

POSTED May 18, 2012 - 2:15pm | POSTED BY Editor Gina
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Star Wars Day

Date: 
Saturday, June 2, 2012 - 10:00am - 3:00pm

Joliet Public Library
150 N Ottawa St
Joliet, IL

Meet Darth Vader, R2D2, Clone Troopers, Luke, Han, Princess Leia, Darth Maul, Princess Amadilla and many more!

Special guests include Star Wars artist Steve Palenica and award winning science fiction and fantasy artist, Dave Dorman.

Enjoy live music, prize raffles and games, including an obstacle course and shooting gallery.

Kids...come dressed as your favorite Star Wars character and enter our costume contest!

For more Information: www.jolietlibrary.org

POSTED May 17, 2012 - 9:22pm | POSTED BY Editor Gina
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Rockin' on the Rooftop

Date: 
Saturday, June 16, 2012 - 7:00pm - 11:30pm

Rockin' on the Rooftop
Featuring the Cadillac Casanovas

Joliet Area Historical Museum
204 N Ottawa St
Joliet, IL

Admission $50
Tickets are limited and will not be sold at the door.

815-723-5201
www.jolietmuseum.org

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