The Illinois State Fair is almost here! The fair offers everything from farm animals, arts and crafts to carnival rides, concerts, food and more.

The Illinois State Fair ranked as the 36th-highest attended fair in North America on Carnival Warehouse's 2019 Top 50 Fairs ranking. It was sidelined due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Carnival rides light the sky on Governor’s Day at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Aug. 16, 2023.

Carnival rides will be $2 each at the Illinois State Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 16, to make the fair more affordable for families.

Illinois State Fair to get underway this week. Details on tickets, concerts and more From auto races to fried foods and live music, the fair has something for everyone.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The 2024 Illinois State Fair's theme will be "It's Showtime!" State Fair officials said the theme captures the spirit of the fair which includes, livestock shows ...

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Fair has announced its theme and discount days for this summer, with a few changes in store from years past. The fair will run Aug. 10-20 in Springfield.

The official ribbon cutting for the Illinois State Fair will take place at 10 a.m. followed by carnival rides opening at noon, livestock shows, and of course amazing fair food!

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The numbers from last month’s Illinois State Fair are out — and several records were broken at the Fairgrounds. More than 773,000 were in attendance over 11 days ...

The Double the Fun parking promotion will also be offered. If you park on the Illinois State Fairgrounds on August 8, you can receive free parking on a return trip to the fair on the following ...

The 2022 Illinois State Fair kicks off Thursday in Springfield with carnival rides, fair food, musical acts, contests, giant dinosaurs — and of course, a 500 pound, unsalted butter cow sculpture.

Illinois Democrats rally at State Fair ahead of Chicago DNC: 'Can you feel the electricity across the nation?' Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democrats, who hold all statewide offices in deep-blue ...