A stormy start
Annual RotaryFest kicks off in Elk Grove
Kyle Pleasant, working for Greek Delights of Wood Dale, jumps a fence while fleeing the rain Wednesday on opening day of RotaryFest in Elk Grove Village. (Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com)
Vendors leave the RotaryFest grounds in Elk Grove Village Wednesday night as heavy rains came down the during the fest’s opening day. (Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com)
Food vendors hide from the rain under tents on opening day of RotaryFest in Elk Grove Village. (Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com)
RotaryFest workers sought refuge inside Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit during heavy thunderstorms on the fest’s opening day in Elk Grove Village. (Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com)
Weather didn’t deter Joe Terzo and Monika Kulig of Addison from checking out the rainy opening day of RotaryFest Wednesday in Elk Grove Village. It didn’t hurt that Terzo’s parents live across the street. (Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com)
Rob and Luanne Juberg sample roasted corn on the rainy opening day of RotaryFest Wednesday in Elk Grove Village. (Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com)
Rob and Luanne Juberg sample roasted corn on the rainy opening day of RotaryFest Wednesday in Elk Grove Village. (Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com)
Lights are reflected in the rain on a wet opening day of RotaryFest in Elk Grove Village. (Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com)
School of Rock band members Dylan Miley of Hampshire, left, and Spencer Marks of Park Ridge are rained out and weren’t able to perform on a rainy opening day of RotaryFest in Elk Grove Village. (Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com)
RotaryFest in Elk Grove Village, the first big festival of summer in the Northwest suburbs, got off to a rainy start on its scheduled first day Wednesday.
Food vendors hid under tents, while others fled to the confines of nearby Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, while heavy thunderstorms ripped through the area early Wednesday evening.
The fest, at 150 Lions Drive, runs through Sunday at Lions Park, featuring bands, a carnival, food, a car show, raffle, fireworks and the Hometown Parade. Festival hours are 6 to 11 p.m. Thursday, 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, 2 p.m. to midnight Saturday and 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Visit elkgroverotaryfest.com.
