It's mid-August, which means it's State Fair time.
Budget or no budget, the show goes on at the fairgrounds in north Springfield.
The opening parade is this Thursday night, with the official grand opening and ribbon-cutting on Friday morning.
All the latest and greatest news from the Illinois State Fair can be read here:
I hope to get over there this year for my "Potato Tornado".
Spud on a stick..... YUM!
Out for now.......
Matt