Illinois State Fair saw increase in attendance
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Attendance was up nearly 15 percent at this year's Illinois State Fair.
Attendance for the 10-day fair that ended Sunday was just more than 844,000, compared with about 735,600 last year, The State Journal-Register reported Monday (http://bit.ly/SIXqb4).
State Fair manager Amy Bliefnick said attendees seemed to enjoy the mild weather after weeks of triple-digit heat earlier in the summer.
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