Update 9:30 p.m.:
Fireworks have started!
Update: 9:22 p.m.:
The beer tent is about to reopen and the scheduled bands will perform. The food tent is also reopening.
Update 9:13 p.m.:
The carnival is reopening now.
Update 9:07 p.m.:
Main stage entertainment has been canceled for the rest of the night. Fireworks, which were originally scheduled to begin at 9:15 p.m., are tentatively scheduled to start at 9:30 p.m.
It has not been determined yet whether the beer tent or carnival will reopen tonight.
Original story 8:45 p.m.:
Buffalo Grove Days shut down — hopefully temporarily — at 8 p.m. Sept. 1 as a thunderstorm rolled in.
Fest-goers were evacuated to Village Hall and the Public Works building, where they will remain until the storm passes.
The storm began about half an hour after American English began its performance to a full crowd.
Buffalo Grove Days committee member Alan Danenberg said organizers hope the storm will pass and the event will reopen tonight. Updates are being posted on the Buffalo Grove Days Facebook page.
Tonight's festivities are scheduled to end at midnight.
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