DU QUOIN, Ill. — Each year when the parade kicking off Illinois’ second state fair winds down, fairgoers stream by the hundreds to Wanda Rednour’s lawn, which sits in the middle of the state ...

DU QUOIN, Ill. (KFVS) - Preparations for the Du Quoin State Fair heat up this week with the big event kicking off in just four days. On Monday, August 21, we talked with fair leaders on how they ...

DU QUOIN, Ill. (KFVS) - The 2024 Du Quoin State Fair enters its final day. The fair wraps up on Labor Day. A ribbon-cutting ceremony kicked off the fair at 5:30 p.m. at the Grandstand on Friday ...

DU QUOIN, Ill. (KFVS) - Starting on August 25, fairgoers will pack the Du Quoin State fairgrounds. John Creekpaum has been serving up fair classics for more than 30 years. He said it’s in his ...

The 2024 Du Quoin State Fair kicked off with a ribbon cutting on Friday evening at the grandstand, followed by the Twilight Parade on the fairgrounds. Jerry Costello, director of the Illinois ...

The American Motorcyclist Association will award multiple racers with prestigious AMA National No. 1 Plates during the Roof ...

DUQUOIN, Ill. -- The DuQuoin State Fair drew 54,900 more people this year than last, due mainly to improved entertainment, officials said Tuesday. The state's smaller and lesser-known state fair ...

DU QUOIN - Fair man-ager John Rednour Jr. says this year's Du Quoin State Fair is going to be big. Last week, this year's grandstand line-up was released - boasting popu-lar acts such as Willie ...

DU QUOIN — Do you remember when the night show in the Grandstand at Du Quoin State Fair ran five nights or days before the Hambletonian came to the fair? These are just a few of the memories ...

SPRINGFIELD - For nearly a century, the Du Quoin State Fair was known as a showcase for the rural, agrarian culture of southern Illinois, featuring livestock shows, carnival rides, harness racing ...

The most severe punishment went to John Rednour Jr., fair manager at the DuQuoin State Fair since 2003. Investigators found he violated the state’s gift ban act when he intentionally solicited ...