COVID-19 restrictions take a toll on area events, while others retool

What was already shaping up to be a cruel summer for in-person events in the area seemed to have gotten crueler Friday.That came with the already hinted-at cancellation of the Illinois State Fair, which Gov. JB Pritzker called “a treasure.” It was last canceled from 1942 to 1945 due to World War II, when the fairgrounds was used as a military supply depot.While a summer without corn dogs and lemon shake-ups, the butter cow and the Sale of Champions is nearly unthinkable, […]