2024 Illinois State Fair Grandstand Avenue
Local
2 months ago
State Fair announces Twilight Parade winners

Many Springfield-based winners of Twilight Parade awards.

Food Scene
2 months ago
And the Golden Abe goes to …

Fairgoers can still vote for “people’s choice.”

Agriculture
2 months ago
Battle of the beers at the Illinois State Fair

“For the past ten years, we went from about forty breweries to over 300 breweries,” said Ray Stout, executive director of the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild.

Agriculture
2 months ago
Let the Illinois State Fair begin!

Costello touts infrastructure; Stratton eyes slushy, corn

The event also highlighted the university’s growing educational footprint, including a surge in enrollment.
Agriculture
2 months ago
U of I leaders celebrate youth, agriculture, and community at Ag Day 2025

On display during Ag Day were projects across hundreds of categories — from robotics and engineering to livestock and nutrition.

Agriculture
2 months ago
Stick around for this attraction

Ag director Costello lauds artist Sarah Pratt: “Year after year she churns out an amazing sculpture.”

IL State News
2 months ago
Bomb threat mars Texas Dems’ visit to Illinois

Guv defends IL maps as TX plans its own.

Agriculture
2 months ago
Illinois ends landmark ‘Eat.Move.Save.’ program, impacting over 1 million residents and 200 jobs

The decision comes as federal funding for SNAP-Education was cut, despite data showing the program’s proven impact.

Local
2 months ago
Cannabis dollars up for vote

Posey: Help is available for unsuccessful applicants.

Local
2 months ago
Your 2025 fair queen is the hostess at the state fair

Johnna Fulcher, 20, is an ISU student majoring in marketing and minoring in agriculture.