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If you are making plans to be at the Illinois State Fair, click on and check out what’s happening with the ISF on this day!

Monday, August 17 – Senior Citizens Day/Scout Day:

Fair visitors 60 and older are admitted to the fairgrounds for free. Special events in the Senior Citizens Center take place throughout the day. The Scout Day Tent will be located directly outside the entrance to the Carnival Midway.

ISFT Highlights:

-Open Beef, Swine, Sheep Shows

-Mule Show

-Harness Racing – Review Stakes Grand Circuit Racing, Illinois Topline, ISF Colt Stakes – Aged Divisions

–ITPA Presents Trucks & Tractor Pulls at the State Fair Arena (7:30pm)

–Grandstand-Million Dollar Quartet with SCOTT LAYTHAM & KARL HOLMES DUO (7:30pm)

State Fair Weather:

Today: Partly sunny and humid with isolated showers or thunderstorms developing late afternoon, Hi- 89

Tonight (After Hours):  Mostly cloudy with a few scattered showers or storms, Lo- 69

To receive more information on the Illinois State Fair, give them a call at 217-782-6661, or online at www.agr.state.il.us/isf, or www.illinois.gov/statefair.