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Illinois State Fair

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State Fair to reopen with new attractions, indoor mask mandate

Officials hope for big crowds after one-year interruption

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – After a one-year interruption last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Illinois State Fair in Springfield is set to reopen Thursday, Aug. 12, with some new attractions and new safety requirements. Among the new requirements, Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II said during a media briefing Friday, will be a mask mandate at all indoor venues. “It's important for fairgoers to know that we will be following (Centers for Disease Control and […]

todayAugust 7, 2021 2

Illinois State Fair

Capital Area Region

Grandstand ticket sales for 166th Illinois State Fair breaking records

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- In the first opening weekend of ticket sales, previous sale records were shattered for the entertainment slate on the Illinois Lottery grandstand during the 166th running of the Illinois State Fair. It was reported that $1.1 million in ticket sales were made over Easter weekend. The 28,000-plus tickets sold over the weekend surpasses a previous sales high of 17,390 and overall grandstand ticket sales of 59,023 set in 2017. “Our state fair brings people together from […]

todayApril 24, 2019 234

Business & Lifestyle

Which Illinois State Fair Grandstand concerts made, lost the most money?

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- While country music is usually a staple in the Illinois State Fair Grandstand concert lineup, they were outshone by two completely different types of music -- a cappella and heavy metal -- which drove ticket sales to record levels. Fair officials recently released detailed financial information about this year's shows. Profitable concerts In nine shows held at the Grandstand, the fair came out with a profit of nearly $246,000 -- with nearly $2.07 million in tickets […]

todaySeptember 16, 2017 8

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