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| | 261: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 2 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | SPRINGFIELD, Ill. The world famous Budweiser Clydesdales will be on the fairgrounds for the entire duration of the 2013 Illinois State Fair. | | | | Date Created: | 08-02-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 810**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051175 Original UID: 171995 FIRST WORD: World | |
| 262: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 2 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois State Fair offers more than 2,000 competitions, is home to hundreds of food vendors and hosts numerous musical and specialty acts. The sheer volume of activities may seem a bit overwhelming to fairgoers, but they shouldn't fear because the Illinois State Fair has created an app to help them. | | | | Date Created: | 08-02-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 811**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051176 Original UID: 171996 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 263: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 7 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Fifteen-year-old Serena Schafer was shocked when her Californian rabbits were chosen as the Grand Champion Meat Pen of the 2013 Illinois State Fair today. | | | | Date Created: | 08-07-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 822**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051185 Original UID: 172005 FIRST WORD: 2013 | |
| 264: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 8 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Mike Kirkton, the new manager of the Illinois State Fair Society Horse Show, is on a mission. The Morton, Ill., native and former Army officer wants to raise the standard on how horse shows here are viewed. | | | | Date Created: | 08-08-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 824**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051188 Original UID: 172009 FIRST WORD: New | |
| 265: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 7 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The ever-popular butter cow will be unveiled by sculptor Sharon BuMann on Thursday, Aug. 8 at 3:30 p.m. in the Dairy Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds. | | | | Date Created: | 08-07-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 821**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051189 Original UID: 172010 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 266: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 8 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The iconic Butter Cow, an Illinois State Fair tradition for more than 90 years, is now under construction, Sculptor Sharon BuMann revealed today. | | | | Date Created: | 08-08 -2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 825**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051190 Original UID: 172011 FIRST WORD: 2013 | |
| 267: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 8 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | For the third year in a row a member of the Hummel family in Caberry, Ill., has exhibited the Grand Champion Meat Goat at the Illinois State Fair. | | | | Date Created: | 08-08-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 831**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051194 Original UID: 172015 FIRST WORD: Kankakee | |
| 268: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 9 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Indescribable. That is the best word 19-year-old Tyler Gradert of Geneseo could find to express the intense relief and excitement he felt after learning his Crossbred barrow had been chosen as grand champion of the 2013 Illinois State Fair. | | | | Date Created: | 09-09-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 833**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051226 Original UID: 172054 FIRST WORD: Grand | |
| 269: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Nelson England has been showing cattle for as long as he can remember. The Knox County teens experience, which includes ten years of 4-H competition, paid off in a big way Saturday when his Crossbred steer was chosen as grand champion of the 2013 Illinois State Fair. | | | | Date Created: | 08-10-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 834**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051227 Original UID: 172055 FIRST WORD: Long | |
| 270: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Kelley Tierney of Cornland, Ill., took home first prize in the Husband Calling Contest. The victory was her eighth in ten tries, but first since 2009. Kyle Barton of West Des Moines, Ia., won the Hog Calling Contest. He is a three-time champion, having won previously in 2010 and 2011. | | | | Date Created: | 08-11-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 835**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051228 Original UID: 172056 FIRST WORD: Two | |
| 271: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 12 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Agriculture has named a McLean County couple its 2013 Sustainable Agriculture Farmers of the Year. Ron and Angie Ackerman of Chenoa, proprietors of Ackerman Certified Organic Farm and More, will receive the award tomorrow during the Agriculture Day Luncheon on the Directors Lawn at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. | | | | Date Created: | 08-12-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 841**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051230 Original UID: 172058 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 272: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 13 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This was an amazing year for the Governors Sale of Champions, an auction of prize-winning Illinois State Fair junior livestock. Seven records were broken, including two that more than doubled, and an eighth was tied! | | | | Date Created: | 08-13-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 844**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051237 Original UID: 172068 FIRST WORD: Governor's | |
| 273: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 14 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Tiana, a 450 lb., golden tabby, Bengal tiger, is not only one of the rarest big cats in the world, but also one of the beautiful tigers starring in the Bengal Tiger Encounter show appearing in Happy Hollow throughout the 2013 Illinois State Fair. | | | | Date Created: | 08-14-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 847**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051240 Original UID: 172072 FIRST WORD: Bengal | |
| 274: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 15 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Wine Experience, located in the Twilight Ballroom, is giving fairgoers an opportunity to sample and purchase products from 17 different Illinois wineries. | | | | Date Created: | 08-15-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 853**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051243 Original UID: 172075 FIRST WORD: Fairgoers | |
| 275: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 16 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Saturday, Aug. 17, pop sensation Ke$ha will perform at 8 p.m. with Mike Posner. Then Sunday, the final day of the fair, iconic American rock band Journey will perform with Night Ranger at 7:30 p.m. | | | | Date Created: | 08-16-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 856**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051249 Original UID: 172082 FIRST WORD: Tickets | |
| 276: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 September 19 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Jo Daviess is the latest county to fall victim to the emerald ash borer, a destructive pest responsible for killing millions of ash trees in North America. As it is the northwestern-most county in the state, EAB officially has spanned across the northern third of Illinois. EAB also was recently found in Whiteside County and confirmed this July. | | | | Date Created: | 09-19-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 952**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051361 Original UID: 172263 FIRST WORD: Destructive | |
| 277: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 September 20 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The deadline to apply for a sustainable agriculture grant from the Illinois Department of Agriculture is quickly approaching. Proposals are due no later than Oct. 15. | | | | Date Created: | 09-20-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 957**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051574 Original UID: 172538 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 278: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 October 2 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The emerald ash borer (EAB), a destructive pest responsible for killing millions of ash trees in North America, has been discovered in Rock Island County. | | | | Date Created: | 10-02-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 1003**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051582 Original UID: 172545 FIRST WORD: Rock | |
| 279: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 October 3 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Business relationships started on the recently-concluded Illinois Grain Tour may pay immediate dividends for Illinois agribusinesses. The foreign buyers who took part in the five-day, reverse trade mission Aug. 25-29 are projecting purchases of $173 million in the coming year. | | | | Date Created: | 10-03-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 1004**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000051585 Original UID: 172548 FIRST WORD: IDOA | |
| 280: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 September 25 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Agriculture Director Bob Flider today announced Illinois will receive nearly $540,000 through the federal Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The funds will be split between 12 projects that are intended to expand the availability of fresh, locally-grown produce and strengthen the states specialty crop industry. | | | | Date Created: | 09-25-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 969**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052623 Original UID: 173837 FIRST WORD: IDOA | |
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