Illinois State Fair cancels, unable to comply with health guidelines June 12, 2020 7:07 pm|Gov. J.B. Pritzker had cast doubt on it being held for weeks and Friday it became official that…
Toby Keith tops 1st round of acts for Illinois State Fair February 2, 2020 11:53 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Country music star Toby Keith will hit the grandstand at the Illinois State Fair…
Re-established Springfield brewer fixes fairgrounds pavilion December 21, 2019 9:52 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois State Fair’s popular Food-A-Rama received a $10,000 sponsorship from Reisch Charities.
Illinois fair grandstand breaks record for tickets sold August 16, 2019 2:04 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Grandstand acts at the Illinois State Fair have broken the record for most tickets…
Scalise tells Illinois GOP it can recover by rebuilding August 16, 2019 2:00 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The No. 2 Republican in the U.S. House has a hopeful message for the…
Pelosi urges Dems to beat Trump, ‘Moscow Mitch’ August 15, 2019 10:49 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi exhorted thousands of Democrats to defeat Republican President Donald…
Pelosi to kick off Governor’s Day at Illinois State Fair August 14, 2019 10:54 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will keynote the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association brunch.
Pritzker favors fried food as Illinois State Fair opens August 9, 2019 10:49 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker, joined by Olympic gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee, cut the ribbon marking…
Illinois State Fair officials to unveil popular butter cow August 7, 2019 11:03 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Officials say they’re ready to showcase one of the most popular attractions of the…
‘Feeding frenzy’ makes Illinois fair favorites affordable August 6, 2019 11:01 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois State Fair will offer daily discounts on fair-food favorites this year with…
Rare coins featured at state unclaimed property auction August 5, 2019 11:01 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs will host a live auction of unclaimed property at…
State Fair officials hope lower prices, upgrades boost crowd August 5, 2019 10:59 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois State Fair officials hope lower ticket prices and infrastructure renovations will help boost…
Officials: Illinois State Fair parade entry deadline is near July 8, 2019 10:50 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Officials say the deadline for entries to participate in the parade that opens the…
Illinois State Fair lowers admission Sunday to Thursday May 23, 2019 11:21 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois State Fair is cutting the cost of daily admission in half for…
Karaoke contest returning to Illinois State Fair May 12, 2019 11:13 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois State Fair karaoke contest is returning this summer, and the winner will…
Illinois honors former state, US agriculture director from Knox County April 23, 2019 11:14 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois is honoring a former state agriculture department director who also led the U.S.…
Heavy metal band Megadeth to open Illinois State Fair April 7, 2019 5:34 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Heavy metal band Megadeth will be the opening act at this year’s Illinois State…
Former Illinois State Fair manager returning to oversee fair April 6, 2019 12:53 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A former state employee who oversaw the Illinois State Fair in 2016 and 2017…
Alternative rockers Shinedown coming to Illinois State Fair March 22, 2019 11:38 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Alternative rock band Shinedown will appear at the Illinois State Fair in August.
Country music legend Reba McEntire closes state fair lineup March 15, 2019 11:11 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Country Music Hall of Fame legend Reba McEntire will perform this summer at the…