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Just one of the NBA’s 30 franchises tips off each game with an invocation: the Oklahoma City Thunder. It’s a tradition that ...

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Fans of the fair and its food gathered at the state fairgrounds in April to celebrate the countdown of 100 days until the Illinois State Fair begins Aug ... as well as improving accessibility. The ...

In-person ticket purchases for the Illinois State Fair will open ... food items throughout the fair. Discounted Mega Passes will be available at the Emmerson Building or online and give fairgoers ...

SPRINGFIELD — The 162nd Illinois State Fair is ... s first year as director of the state agency overseeing the fair, the theme for which is “Building Our Future.” One of his first decisions ...

The University of Illinois is scrapping ... pillars of business-building: applied R&D and workforce development,” he added. The surprise move has implications for the state’s economic ...

(Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune) The Butter Cow sculpture is displayed in the Dairy Building at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on Aug. 14, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune) Beckham ...

Juliana Stratton, Miss Illinois County Fair Natalie Evans and ... butter cow – the 103rd in the state’s history, according to Pritzker, in the Dairy Building on the fairgrounds.

SPRINGFIELD — The 2024 Illinois State Fair is underway ... there will be a "Fairytales on Ice" show at the Orr Building the last weekend of the fair. An old favorite is returning this year ...

A second First Aid station will be established nightly on Grandstand Avenue, inside the Illinois State Police Building, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Before you head to the fair, download the Illinois ...