Illinois State Fair begins The Illinois State Fair is officially underway. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and parade took place Thursday to kick the festivities off. The annual fair at the state’s capitol run.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is marking the Fourth of July with a post-holiday edition of “Tales from the Vault,” featuring the Gettysburg Address.
ONGOING Spring seedling sale Mon.-Sat., 9am-2pm. Vegetable, herb and flower seedlings grown from organic seeds and without chemicals. Sale continues while seedlings last. Jubilee Farm,.