Repairs at the Illinois State Fair Coliseum are complete. 

Three years after the landmark beloved by horse lovers well beyond Illinois was forced to close because of structural issues, Springfield based R.D. Lawrence completed the project Friday after 20 hour a day rebuilding efforts. John Slayton with the Illinois State Fair Foundation, which has been raising money privately for overdue Fairgrounds repairs says once the State Fair is complete, more improvements are on the way...

Slayton says heating and AC will offer a lot more than fairgoer modern comfort....

In Indiana for example, their coliseum at the State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis is now home to a minor league hockey team.