Podcasts about Illinois State Fair

The box office is officially open at the Illinois State Fair as the show stops across the street in the Commodities Pavilion as Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher and the owners of fair vendor Scoop du Jour visit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The lieutenant governor discusses her ties to agriculture and the Illinois State Fair as well as her recently-announced candidacy for U.S. Senate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Illinois State Fair is 100 days away as the fair hosts Lunch With Us with several food vendors along with a special prize package and discounted Mega Passes, as Fair Manager Rebecca Clark and Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello III visit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Reisch Pavilion of the Illinois State Fairgrounds hosts the show ahead of the Lunch With Us celebration with several food vendors 100 days out from this year's Illinois State Fair with guests including State Sen. Doris Turner and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, who recently announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Citizens Club of Springfield met in March 2025 to host a forum called "Building an Illinois State Fair for the Future."

Three men's basketball players earned All-Big Ten honors,A University of Illinois sophomore opened a brick and mortar store on Green St.and Snoop Dogg will be headlining the Illinois State Fair.Hosted by: Michael SweeneyStories by: Peter Hanson, Amelia Benson and Nick RoachoMusic by Boxout

Illinois State Fair Manager Rebecca Clark, the speaker at Friday's Citizen's Club program, joined Patrick to discuss improvements to the Fair and how to make it an attraction that meets the future needs of fairgoers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this month's update on the local visioning program, John and Larry discuss the 100th anniversary of the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln and a round of grants to local county fairs and the Illinois State Fair. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln CEO John Stremsterfer and board member Larry Johnson discuss the foundation's 100th anniversary and a special round of grants for local county fairs and the Illinois State Fair, and Bill Peterman of Peterman Financial Group hosts Money Talk Monday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet Olivia Shike—a trailblazer in the hog community. Olivia has been making waves this year with her Chesters at three national shows and then winning the Illinois State Fair market barrow show. In addition to pigs, she also shows horses, she's involved with Queen contests and livestock judging. 

Don Harkey, CEO and founder of People Centric Consulting Group based in Missouri, discusses workforce shortages at the recent Illinois Rural Health Association Education Conference.A conversation with Illinois Farm President Brian Duncan recorded during Ag Day at last month's Illinois State Fair.  An update from Syngenta at last week's Farm Progress Show with Dale Ireland, PhD. Joe Camp, Commstock Investments previews a new market week.  

❿ Sticky, Gooey, World Record!- the other day, on National S'mores Day, the folks at Smoresapalooza were officially awarded a Guinness World Record for most people S'moring at the same time...- 891 people in Grapevine, Texas put Graham Wafers, chocolate,  and toasted marshmallows together to make this record... so sticky... yes delicious,  but so darn sticky! #heroes- btw, they used 500 fire pits to do this b/c everybody had to do their own s'more at the same time.. See www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/hundreds-in-texas-combine-to-break-smores-related-guinness-world-record/3314230/%3famp=1 ❾ The Canadian Amateur Safe Cracker and the 75 year old safe...- This bookstore in Baltimore had an old old safe without a combination...  they couldn't get into it and of course they wanted to... if you have a 75 year  old safe and you DON'T want to get that thing open, you might be a psychopath *consult your physician*.- the bookstore put the challenge out on social media... "Hey safe crackers, we've got one for ya" (paraphrase)...- a fella named Rick from Winnipeg who is a lock-picking and safe-cracking enthusiast (not a professional) did some crowdfunding and had enough money to travel to Baltimore within three or four days... so Rick got to go and try what a bunch of other safe crackers tried and failed at... and he got the safe open!- the deal from the bookstore was that you could split whatever was inside the safe 50/50... but it turned out that the only thing in there was a pay stub from the 1920s- I get the feeling it was never about the treasure for Rick, it was about the adventure... See the CBC report https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2255109187975 ❽ Riding a bicycle backwards for 500 miles is not impossible? *citation needed- Hoops Hooper at UPI filed this one the other day... a guy from Alaska who can ride his bike backwards needed more of a challenge, I guess, and so he entered a 500 mile bicycle race and did the whole thing riding backwards!- they think that's a world record, now we just wait for the folks at Guinness World Records to make it official...- byw, his name is Walker... Will Walker... but he bicycles... backwards... idk why that's messing with me but it is... a guy named Walker who is famous for a 500 mile race but he didn't walk it... or use a walker, that also would've made more sense to me... See www.upi.com/amp/Odd_News/2023/08/10/Guinness-World-Records-distance-cycling-backward-RAGBRAI/5631691686278/ ❼ The Butter Cow of the Illinois State Fair...- this was picked up by a lot of news sources and I'm glad because I had never heard of the Illinois Butter Cow before...- If you're like me and extremely disappointed in yourself because you are only now learning of the Butter Cow phenomenon, let's promise each other that we'll live each day to the fullest from now on, OK?- according to MyStateLine.com, "The Butter Cow has been a tradition at the Illinois State Fair since the 1920s. This year's edition was created by sculptor Sarah Pratt, and can be viewed via a webcam housed within its refrigerated display." (See link below.)- I don't know art, but I know what I love... and it's 800 pounds of delicious buttery goodness made to look like a glorious cow.See www.mystateline.com/news/800-pound-butter-cow-sculpture-unveiled-at-illinois-state-fair/amp/ and the webcam at https://statefair.illinois.gov/info/webcams/buttercow.html ❻ Live Frog in Package of Spinach! - (character limit!) See https://www.scottyandtony.com/2024/08/what-weird-week-show-revisiting-top-ten.html for full blog post and show notes

Team Calhoun's on Dirksen Parkway hosts the show and Sam and Griffin Kopecky talk about being a food vendor at the Illinois State Fair.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Illinois Farm Bureau's Raghela Scavuzzo discusses the traffic and impact of this year's Illinois Department of Agriculture tent and Illinois Specialty Growers farm stand at the Illinois State Fair. Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Local Government Ryan Tate provides an update. We visit with BigIron Auctions founder Mark Stock as they prepare for an auction at next week's Farm Progress Show. Darin Copeland with Prairie Farms Dairy talks back to school milk and the co-ops presence at state fairs this summer.  

The guys with the help of some callers recap a busy Illinois State Fair. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Illinois Democrats rallying at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield are pushing for more power at the statehouse while making the case for a Kamala Harris presidency. Early voting for the Nov. 5 election begins Sept. 26. Ahead of that and next week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker told party officials during a breakfast program in Springfield Wednesday that Illinois Republicans have the wrong policies. “It's embarrassing for them,” Pritzker said. “No wonder the Illinois GOP is a super minority party.”

Maggie McCalla and her daughter Molly McCalla discuss the tradition of showing livestock at the Illinois State Fair. We learn about One-Stop-Shops from Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias.Also, updates from Jeff Adkisson from the Grain & Feed Association and KJ Johnson with the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association. 

The Capitol News Illinois team discusses some of the major themes that emerged from Democratic and Republican political days at the Illinois State Fair.

The second weekend of the Illinois State Fair opens with the show at the gazebo presented by the Illinois Beef Association with guest co-hosts Dr. Anna Richie and Steve Brown with visits from Lisa Ellis of the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Alliance and Larry "Two-Cup" Eastep, organizer of the Illinois State Fair Chili Cookoff.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Illinois Beef Association presents the show for the final time from the Illinois State Fair at the gazebo with guest co-hosts Dr. Anna Richie and Steve Brown and a visit from Seth Hale and Mason Hale of Hale Construction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the final day from the gazebo at the Illinois State Fair, the show's visit presented by the Illinois Beef Association includes guest co-hosts Dr. Anna Richie and Steve BrownSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Illinois Democrats rallying at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield are pushing for more power at the statehouse while making the case for a Kamala Harris presidency. Early voting for the Nov. 5 election begins Sept. 26. Ahead of that and next week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker told party officials during a breakfast program in Springfield Wednesday that Illinois Republicans have the wrong policies.Support this podcast: https://secure.anedot.com/franklin-news-foundation/ce052532-b1e4-41c4-945c-d7ce2f52c38a?source_code=xxxxxx

00000191-5636-d33c-a1f3-ff76eabf0000https://www.wvik.org/podcast/good-morning-from-wvik-news/2024-08-15/democrats-have-their-day-at-the-illinois-state-fairJim O'HaraDemocrats Have Their Day at the Illinois State Fair

The gazebo at Main St. and Illinois Ave. hosts the show presented by the Illinois Beef Association on Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair as Sam and Greg are joined by guest co-host Marne Fauser, Brad Carlson, Illinois Senate Republican Leader John Curran and State Rep. Mike Coffey Jr.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair finds the show again at the gazebo presented by the Illinois Beef Association with Marne Fauser, Brad Carlson, State Rep. Mike Coffey Jr. and Illinois House Republican Leader Tony McCombie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Illinois Beef Association presents the show at the gazebo at 17th St. BBQ as the Illinois State Fair continues with Republican Day as guest co-host Marne Fauser and Brad Carlson join Sam and Greg with Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam, Greg and guest co-host Marianne Manko are live at the gazebo at the Illinois State Fair thanks to the Illinois Beef Association as golf cart czar Danny Coker drops by and Marianne talks about her career including her time at WICS and WAND.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair features visits from Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin as Sam, Greg and guest co-host Marianne Manko are live at the gazebo presented by the Illinois Beef Association. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Illinois Beef Association presents the show's visits to the gazebo at 17th St. BBQ at the Illinois State Fair as former WICS and WAND anchor Marianne Manko joins the guys as guest co-host.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Democrat from Springfield chats with Sam on Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss August Nutrient Stewardship Field Days with Illinois Farm Bureau Environmental Program Manager Raelynn Parmely. Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs highlights the unclaimed property auction at the Illinois State Fair this Saturday. Illinois FSA Director Scott Halpin provides an update.  We talk Illinois wine with the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Alliance plus an ag weather update from Paul Otto at Freese-Notis Weather.   

The show continues from the gazebo at the Illinois State Fair, presented by Illinois Beef Association, as Griffin Kopecky joins the conversation with Sam, Greg and guest hosts Mark Kelly and Jessica Cloyd.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Illinois Beef Association presents the show's visits to the Illinois State Fair as the group's executive vice president, Josh St. Peters, chats about the beef industry and the tasty goodness at the Ribeye Corral at the fair. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twosday at the Illinois State Fair finds Sam, Greg, Mark Kelly and Jessica Cloyd visiting in the gazebo at 17th St. BBQ at the Illinois State Fair, presented by the Illinois Beef Association. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Activity in the beef industry and the Ribeye Corral at the Illinois State Fair are covered with the head of the Illinois Beef Association, sponsors of the show's visits to this year's fair.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The guys return to the gazebo at the Illinois State Fair courtesy of the Illinois Beef Association as they recap a huge opening weekend, a busy news week and chat with Fair Manager Rebecca Clark.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Illinois Beef Association presents the show's visits to the Illinois State Fair as the guys chat with Fair Manager Rebecca Clark, Springfield Fire Chief Ed Canny and three firefighters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The show continues from the Illinois State Fair presented by the Illinois Beef Association as Synergy Home Care's Taylor Stevens make her monthly stop and Nathan Boyle of Peterman Financial Group visits the gazebo for this week's Money Talk Monday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A busy week?  Wait until October! Meanwhile, the Illinois State Fair unveiled their annual butter cow, and Harris/Walz kicked some ass while the Republican Party had a meltdown. More at proleftpod.com. Links for this episode: Driftglass and Digby on The Bradcast 8/7/2024.Texas AG Ken Paxton has a "humble brag" about ActBlue. You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses athttps://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ease-dgs-medical-financial-burdenBlue Gal's knitting podcast!  https://www.youtube.com/@flangumOur podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the Show.

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller talks with Editor-in-Chief Jerry Nowicki about the week's news. This week, Gov. JB Pritzker called for the resignation of Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell, he opened the Illinois State Fair, and he signed numerous bills into law. After the podcast was recorded, Campbell announced he would retire by the end of the month.

Sam, Greg and guest co-hosts Catie Sheehan and Mark Kelly enjoy the show's first day at the gazebo at the Illinois State Fair presented by the Illinois Beef Association including a visit from Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Illinois Beef Association presents the show's visits to the Illinois State Fair as Sam and Greg are joined by guest co-hosts Catie Sheehan and Mark Kelly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Getting set for the Illinois State Fair as we chat with Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello, Illinois Beef Association's Devin Bollman, and IDNR Director Natalie Phelps Finnie.  

The Illinois State Fair is open as the show spends the first morning across Sangamon Avenue from the main gate at American Legion Post 32 presented by Illinois Beef Association as Greg "officially" starts the temporary counter-clockwise traffic pattern around the fairgrounds and Sam chats with Olympian Ryan Held.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Illinois Beef Association presents our coverage of the Illinois State Fair as the show spends opening day across the street at American Legion Post 32 with guests including Olympian Ryan Held and Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Natalie Phelps Finnie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Opening day of the Illinois State Fair finds the show across the street at American Legion Post 32 presented by Illinois Beef Association with guests including Illinois Director of Agriculture Jerry Costello II, Illinois County Fair Queen Natalie Evans and two-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Held.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Illinois State Fair opens Aug. 8 and runs through Aug. 18. Craig McFarland from the Beyond the Mouse podcast sat down with Rebecca Clark the Illinois State Fair manager to discuss the upcoming events including Fairytales on Ice and the Jonas Brothers concert.

On this week's Chauncey's Great Outdoors 7-27-2024 show, we'll have Capt. Tony with a Lake Michigan Report calling in if he is close in, no cell towers 10 miles out. Then we will have Jayette Bolinski the Communications Director for the Illinois DNR to talk about my favorite place, Conservation World at the Illinois State Fair that's coming up. Then Steve Welch from Lake Shelbyville Guide Service will come on to talk about the high numbers of crappie and white bass they are catching right now. We will then have more outdoor information and Aiden's fishing report in the final segment of the show, and don't forget the live remote of Chaucney's Great Outdoors at Paul's Pizza and Hot Dogs Aug 3 at 31st and Wolf Road

Former NFL star, and five-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jared Allen joins Lisa Dent to talk about his career, life after football, and how you can participate in the Mullet Champ Illinois State Fair Contest, Saturday, August 10th, at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Follow The Lisa Dent Show on Twitter:Follow @LisaDentSpeaksFollow @SteveBertrand Follow @kpowell720 Follow […]