2003 Illinois State Fair

August 8-16, 2003

State Fair Press Releases

• Some facts & figures on 4-H in Illinois
• Illinois State Fair Offers Positive Youth Development Opportunities
• Illinois 4-H Legacy of Leadership Scholars Announced MS Word (Counties: Tazewell, DeKalb, Edgar, Champaign) web page with photos 9/10/03
• Otwell Bear Sales to Support 4-H Volunteer Leaders
• 2003 Salute to Excellence Lifetime Volunteer Awards (Counties: Will, Iroquois, Tazewell, Johnson, LaSalle)
• 2003 Salute to Excellence Volunteer of the Year Awards (Counties: Carroll, McHenry, White, Macoupin, Richland)

July 22-27

• Superior Young Producer: Horses (Counties: DeWitt, DuPage, Macon, Menard, Mercer, Sangamon, Tazewell)

August 6, 2003

• Master Showmanship Contest Sponsored by ADM (Counties: Fayette, Henderson, Livingston, Menard, Mercer, Warren)
• Superior Young Producer: Swine (Counties: Iroquois, Woodford, Ford DeKalb, Shelby, Mercer)

August 7, 2003

• Poultry: Lincoln 4-H’er Wins Poultry Show (Logan County)

• Rabbits: Top Rabbit Honors for Senior 4-H'er (Kankakee County)

• Invitational 4-H Livestock Judging Contest (Counties: Christian, Jasper, Ford-Iroquois, Mercer, McLean, Edgar, LaSalle, Warren, Kankakee)

August 8, 2003

Barrow: McLean County Youth's Barrow Earns Top Honors (McLean County)

August 9, 2003

• Wether: Repeat Wins for Wether Champion (Hancock County)
• Steer: Kankakee County Youth Wins Steer Show (Kankakee County)
• Superior Young Producer: Beef (Counties: LaSalle, Mercer, Menard, Shelby, Fayette, Coles)

August 10, 2003

• Swine Family of the Year Award (Counties: Clinton, Madison)



• Chicken BBQ Contest (Wayne County)

August 11, 2003

• Illinois 4-H Foundation: Ropp Family Selected for Family Spirit Award (McLean County)

August 13, 2003

• Showcase Swine Sale (Counties: Vermilion, Marshall, Shelby, McLean, Champaign, Livingston, Henry)

Post Fair

• Pork Premiere Carcass Show (Counties: Mason, Logan)

Results from the 2003 Illinois State Fair Junior Show: Livestock are available on the Illinois Department of Agriculture web site at: http://www.agr.state.il.us/isf/competition/index.php then select a species from the Junior option.

Results available:

Results from the 2003 Illinois State Fair Junior Show: General Exhibits (by exhibit date/county)

Approximate 4,500 4-H members are expected to exhibit general projects (non-livestock) during the 2003 Illinois State Fair.

• Cook
• Edwards
• Lake
• Logan
• Menard
• Perry
• Sangamon
• Vermilion
• Wabash
• Washington
• Whiteside

• Champaign
• Kankakee
• Kendall
• McHenry
• Moultrie-Douglas
• Shelby
• Will

• Coles
• DeKalb
• DuPage
• Gallatin
• Greene
• Lawrence
• Mason
• Peoria
• Pike
• Pope-Hardin
• Richland
• Saline
• All other counties with exhibitors in: Health, Prairie Plants, Soil Conservation, Camp Craft Judging

• August 11, 2003 (MS Word)

• Bond
• Cass
• Christian
• Crawford
• Hancock
• Kane
• Livingston
• McDonough
• Marion
• Schuyler
• Stephenson

• August 12, 2003 (MS Word)

• Adams
• Brown
• Bureau
• Clinton
• Franklin
• Jackson
• Jefferson
• Marshall-Putnam
• Montgomery
• Rock Island
• Tazewell

• August 13, 2003 (MS Word)

• Calhoun-Jersey
• Carroll
• Clay
• DeWitt
• Effingham
• Fayette
• Grundy
• JoDaviess
• Knox
• LaSalle
• Morgan
• Scott

• Cumberland
• Hamilton
• Henderson
• Jasper
• Madison
• McLean
• Mercer
• St. Clair
• Warren
• Wayne
• White

• Edgar
• Fulton
• Henry
• Johnson
• Macoupin
• Massac
• Ogle
• Piatt
• Pulaski-Alexander
• Randolph
• Stark
• Union
• Woodford
• Winnebago

• Boone
• Clark
• Ford
• Iroquois
• Lee
• Macon
• Monroe
• Williamson
• All other counties with exhibitors in: Bicycle Rodeo, Aerospace: Kites, Electricity: Electronics, Theatre Arts, Leadership, and Newswriting