County Fairs Wither as Hamstrung Illinois Lessens Financial Aid
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The grandstands sat empty on what should have been the Macon County Fair’s opening night. Instead of a stage with pageant contestants in sparkling gowns, the central Illinois arena held only 20 truck loads of dirt spread out for a makeshift go-kart track.
The 158-year-old fair is broke.