ATTENDANCE AT THIS YEAR'S ILLINOIS STATE FAIR IS SETTING RECORDS. 

AFTER A YEAR HIATUS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, STATE FAIR SPOKESPERSON KRISTA LISSER SAYS THE ANNUAL AUGUST EVENT DID WELL, WITH MORE THAN 427 THOUSAND VISITORS. THAT'S THE SECOND HIGHEST TOTAL SINCE THE STATE STARTED FORMALLY TRACKING ATTENDANCE IN 2014.

OFFICIALS STARTED FORMALLY TRACKING ATTENDANCE BACK IN 2014 SAYS LISSER.

OVER 44-THOUSAND 500 TICKETS WERE SOLD TO GRANDSTAND CONCERTS, GENERATING MORE THAN A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS IN REVENUE. ALL THE NUMBERS AREN'T IN YET BUT LISSER SAYS OVERALL, THE 2021 FAIR PRODUCED ABOUT FIVE MILLION IN REVENUE, RANKING NINTH FOR TOTAL REVENUE OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS.