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(The Center Square) – Several new laws go into effect Jan. 1 that affect Illinois drivers. Among the nearly 300 new laws going into effect are updates to drivers’ education, including ...
The DuQuoin State Fair was founded in 1923 by local businessman William R. "W.R." Hayes, who owned the fair and ran it. (It did not become run by the state of Illinois as a true "state fair" until the 1980s; it is now officially called the Illinois State Fair in DuQuoin, as opposed to the longtime one at state capital Springfield.)
Spring campaigns coincide with California Teen Safe Driving Week. Resolutions are sponsored by California State Senators and Assembly Members. Past sponsors include: Assembly Member Pedro Nava [ 5 ] and Assembly Member Mike Feuer in April 2008, Senator Alan Lowenthal and Assembly Member Mike Eng in March 2009, [ 6 ] and Senator Alan Lowenthal ...
The Illinois State Fair mile currently hosts the Allen Crowe Memorial 100 ARCA stock car race, USAC Silver Crown dirt cars, UMP Late Models and Modifieds and the A.M.A. Grand National Championship. The only driver who has won races in three disciplines of racing in Ken Schrader who won in ARCA cars (1998), UMP Modifieds (1998), and midgets. [2]
The Illinois State Fair kicks off in Springfield on Thursday showcasing carnival rides, horse races, livestock shows, live music and a perennial favorite, the “Butter Cow.” Gov. J.B. Pritzker ...
The first Illinois State Fair was celebrated in 1853 in Springfield. In that first year, the admission fee was 25 cents. The fair moved to Chicago in 1855. [2] The 1850s were a golden age of agricultural journalism, with a wide variety of editors offering many suggestions, well-founded or not, to increase farm productivity.
The moon rises over the Grandstand as Kane Brown performs on the Grandstand Stage during the Illinois State Fair at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ill., Friday, August 13, 2021.
The Illinois State Fairgrounds is located in Springfield, Illinois. [1] It hosts the annual Illinois State Fair in the summer as well as other events throughout the year. The fairgrounds encompasses 366 acres of land and was added as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [ 2 ]