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THE MANAGER OF THE ILLINOIS STATE FAIR SAYS IT'S BEEN GREAT TO BE BACK IN BUSINESS. 

 

AFTER HAVING TO CANCEL THE 2020 FAIR, MANAGER KEVIN GORDON SAYS HE'S THRILLED THEY WERE ABLE TO SAFELY RESUME THIS PAST WEEK. OFFICIAL NUMBERS AREN'T AVAILABLE YET, BUT THERE WERE SOME NICE SIZE CROWDS SAYS GORDON.

 

 

HE NOTES THERE ARE FEWER THIS YEAR DUE TO SEVERAL REASONS INCLUDING GOING OUT OF BUSINESS DURING THE PANDEMIC, NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND ENOUGH WORKERS AND PROBLEMS GETTING SUPPLIES.

 

 

GORDON SAYS THE VENDORS HE'S SPOKEN TO ARE HAPPY WITH TURN-OUT. SOME THAT HAVE BEEN THERE IN PAST YEARS DIDN'T RETURN BECAUSE OF TROUBLE GETTING SUPPLIES AND WORKERS OR WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO OPERATATE LAST YEAR.

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