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Illinois State Fair, the Glossary

The Illinois State Fair is an annual festival, centering on the theme of agriculture, hosted by the U.S. state of Illinois in the state capital, Springfield.^[1]

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Fairs in Illinois
Festivals established in 1853
Landmarks in Illinois

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments is a 1997 collection of nonfiction writing by David Foster Wallace.

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Agricultural machinery

Agricultural machinery relates to the mechanical structures and devices used in farming or other agriculture.

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Agricultural show

An agricultural show is a public event exhibiting the equipment, animals, sports and recreation associated with agriculture and animal husbandry.

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Agriculture

Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, fisheries, and forestry for food and non-food products.

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The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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Armature (sculpture)

In sculpture, an armature is a framework around which the sculpture is built, when the sculpture could not stand on its own.

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Butter sculpture

Butter sculptures are three-dimensional works of art created with butter, a dairy product made from the fat and protein components of churned cream.

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Corn dog

A corn dog (also spelled corndog and also known by several other names) is a sausage (usually a wiener) on a stick that has been coated in a thick layer of cornmeal batter and deep fried.

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Country music

Country (also called country and western) is a music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and the Southwest.

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COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic began in the U.S. state of Illinois on January 24, 2020, when a woman in Chicago, who had just returned from the pandemic's place of origin in Wuhan, Hubei, China, tested positive for the virus.

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David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and university professor of English and creative writing.

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Dirt track racing

Dirt track racing is a form of motorsport held on clay or dirt surfaced banked oval race tracks.

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Du Quoin, Illinois

Du Quoin is a city in Perry County, Illinois.

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Farm

A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production.

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Freeport, Illinois

Freeport is the county seat and largest city of Stephenson County, Illinois, United States.

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Harper's Magazine

Harper's Magazine is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts.

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Horse show

A horse show is a judged exhibition of horses and ponies.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Illinois Department of Agriculture

The Illinois Department of Agriculture is the code department of the Illinois state government that regulates various facets of the agriculture industries of Illinois, oversees Illinois soil and water conservation, supervises the weights and measures of various commodity products, including gasoline, and supervises the Illinois State Fair.

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Illinois State Fairgrounds

The Illinois State Fairgrounds is located in Springfield, Illinois.

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Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack

Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack is a one mile long clay oval motor racetrack on the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, the state capital.

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Illinois Times

Illinois Times is a weekly free newspaper (distributed every Thursday) based in Springfield, Illinois, United States.

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Internal combustion engine

An internal combustion engine (ICE or IC engine) is a heat engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber that is an integral part of the working fluid flow circuit.

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Irony

Irony, in its broadest sense, is the juxtaposition of what on the surface appears to be the case and what is actually the case or to be expected.

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Journalism

Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree of accuracy.

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Motorcycle

A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or, if three-wheeled, a trike) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar from a saddle-style seat.

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NBC

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

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Palette knife

A palette knife is a blunt tool used for mixing or applying paint, with a flexible steel blade.

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PBS

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Crystal City, Virginia.

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Purebred

Purebreds are like cultivars of an animal species achieved through the process of selective breeding.

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Reba McEntire

Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955), or simply Reba, is an American country singer and actress.

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Rodeo

Rodeo is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain and Mexico, expanding throughout the Americas and to other nations.

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Snoop Dogg

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor.

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Spanish flu

The 1918–1920 flu pandemic, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or by the common misnomer Spanish flu, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 subtype of the influenza A virus.

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Springfield, Illinois

Springfield is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County.

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State fair

A state fair is an annual competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. state's population, usually held in late summer or early fall. Illinois State Fair and state fair are state fairs.

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The Association

The Association is an American sunshine pop band from Los Angeles, California.

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The Great American Road Trip

Great American Road Trip is a reality television competition series that aired on NBC.

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The State Journal-Register

The State Journal-Register is the only local daily newspaper for Springfield, Illinois, and its surrounding area.

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The Who

The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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World's Columbian Exposition

The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in Chicago from May 5 to October 31, 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492.

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WTTW

WTTW (channel 11) is a PBS member television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_State_Fair

Also known as Illinois State Fair Grandstand.

Illinois State Fair, the Glossary

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See also

Fairs in Illinois

Festivals established in 1853

Landmarks in Illinois

References