The Illinois State Fair kicks off this Thursday, Aug. 7, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield.

Long before she was headlining a sold-out national tour, Megan Moroney was just another high school senior smiling for her yearbook photo.

Your 2025 Illinois State Fair questions answered Who are the new faces to the food scene? The fair will always have local staples like Scoop Du Jour and statewide businesses like MiaBella's to carry ...

While you can't beat some fair food classics, plenty of vendors are serving up new dishes at the 2025 Illinois State Fair.