Press Desk

Media Center

Press Releases
Check out the press releases to find out the latest information regarding the Illinois State Fair.

I.I.S. Multimedia Center
Visit the IIS Illinois Staste Fair site where reporters can go for press releases, audio, video and photos of the fair.

Press Credential Information
Credentials are available beginning July 15 from 8 am – 4:30 pm in the Emmerson Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds. This year, the Press Office will not be moving to the Grandstand. Credentials may be picked up in the Ag Media Tent during the fair. Remember, credentials are issued in person only.

Press Preview Day, Aug 4, 2011
Members of the media are invited to press preview day on Thursday, August 4, 2011. Reporters can pick up State Fair press and parking passes beginning at 10 a.m. The program will start at 11 a.m. and includes lunch. Media credentials also can be obtained after the program. For more information, email Anthony.Selvaggio@illinois.gov

Logos
Copies of logos forn the State Fair and Department of Agriculture

Competition Results
Find out who the winners are in any one of hundreds of competitons going on during the fair. From grand champion livestock to husband caller, winners are posted almost immediately after the judging.

 


Link to the State of IllinoisLink to the Illinois Department of AgricultureLink to the DuQuoin State FairLink to the Illinois County FairsLink to the Internation Association of Fairs and Expositions

Emmerson Building, 801 E. Sangamon Ave, State Fairgrounds, P.O. Box 19427, Springfield, Illinois 62794-9427
217/782-6661 (Voice), 217/524-6858 (TDD), 217/782-9115 (Fax),