VOTE: Best Summer Festival in the Southland
Don't miss the opportunity to vote for what you feel is the BEST summer festival in your community or a surrounding town. It'll face off against others from the area for the title of the most-loved festival in the Southland.
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The south suburbs are filled with a great variety of summer festivals. There's carnivals, food-centric events, concerts, arts fairs and more.
Summer festivals are a great way to spend a day with the family outdoors, experience new art and culture or just do a little day drinking.
VOTE: Readers nominated the options below. To cast your vote, select an option in the poll at the bottom of the article. Also make sure to tell us why you picked your favorite in the comments.
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The voting period ends at 11:59 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17.
Mary Carumba
5:58 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
The Frankfort thing is nothing but dozens of gypsy vendors trying to sell fake crafts made in China.
Chronicles of Bob
11:30 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
What exactly is a "fake" craft?
Genvieve LaChappele
7:01 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
you are not allowed to say gypsy. It was deemed offensive by the politically correct police several months ago. You are offending a specific group of people. Please chooses another term! LOLOLOLOLOLOL
Ryan Fitzpatrick
8:25 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
I thought we had moved past that ;)
Hernendo RevolveR
7:10 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
I think you shouldn't say gypsy. I think "Nomadically Enhanced" would be much more appropriate. Thank you.
Genvieve LaChappele
8:34 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
I was joking ryan, I was never offended I think it is a load of crap.
Ryan Fitzpatrick
9:23 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
I thought you were referring to a now fairly distant faux pas that related to this issue.
Genvieve LaChappele
9:52 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
No I was referring to we all laughed at people preaching gypsy tolerance!
Hernendo RevolveR
10:22 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
I demand that Stevie Nicks rename her song "Gypsy" to "No-Mad" so my feelings can be restored from the hurtful comments of the past.
Hernendo RevolveR
10:27 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
And may I suggest another event to be added to the voting list - The "One Hundred Seventies Block of an Un-Named Street Shoplift-athon"
Don Labriola
2:11 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
I nominate St. Donatus Feast and Carnival in Blue Island, Aug 1st thru 5th. 103 years and still going strong!
Sara Waters
10:13 pm on Sunday, August 12, 2012
I love to see a venue like Ravinia come to the Southland.