Pig Wing Eating Contest, New Vendors Expected at Lake County Fair

New and classic treats will be featured at the fair, along with a first-ever pig wing eating contest.

From corn dogs to corn on the cob, funnel cakes and elephant ears to turkey legs and pig wings, the Lake County Fair will be chalk-full of edible options. The fair, scheduled for Wednesday, June 25 - 29 at the Lake County Fairgrounds, located at 1060 E. Peterson Road in Grayslake, will feature more than 60 food vendors, including classic favorites like cotton candy and chocolate covered bananas and some new-to-the-fair treats such as pig wings.  The delicacy comes from Porkie's based out of Woodstock. Visitors will be able to compete in a daily pig wing eating contest, leading up to a final chowdown on July 29 where the grand prize winner will receive a free pig roast for up to 100 people and $100 cash. Second prize will win a $50 gift …

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Exchange Club Needs Volunteers for Lake County Fair

If you are looking for service hours, this is an opportunity to help.

With the Lake County Fair fast approaching, the Exchange Club of Grayslake is looking for volunteers to help staff the gates. The fair is scheduled for July 25 - 29 at the fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road in Grayslake. Each year the Exchange club collects tickets at the gates in exchange for a donation that will go towards local organizations that provide services to women and children who have been abused. The Exchange Club is looking for any volunteers, age 16 or older, who would be willing to fulfill community service hours. "The shifts are about five hours long, and we have openings on Thursday, Friday or Saturday," said Pam Oster with the Exchange Club. The Oasis Youth Center will be working the gates Wednesday and the Exchange Club…

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Lake County Fair Film Competition Accepting Entries

The inaugural film competition will accept entries through July 9.

Aspiring filmmakers: the Lake County Fair is seeking entries for its inaugural film competition, open to Lake and Cook County residents of all ages and experience. The deadline for submissions has been extended to Monday, July 9. Winning entries will be shown publicly throughout the fair, which runs from Wednesday, July 25 to Sunday, July 29. The Grayslake fairgrounds, the site of the 84th annual Lake County Fair, will go a bit “Hollywood,” as the winning films are screened daily on the new Pavilion Stage. A prize ceremony and talk-back with the judges will take place on Saturday, July 28, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The competition spans several genres: entries can be short subject or feature-length documentary, narrative or animated. Themes …

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Lake County Fair Drops To A Five-Day Run In July

The Lake County Fair Association voted to reduce the 2012 fair from six days down to five, as attendance has declined by half in the past 10 years.

83rd Annual Lake County Fair Deemed a Success by LCFA Staff

The Lake County Fair Association officials are happy with the success of this year's fair despite lower attendance figures. They are focused on big plans for the future.

The 83rd annual Lake County Fair was proclaimed a success by Lake County Fair Association Board members and associates alike after its conclusion earlier this month. Although this year’s attendance of about 88,000 dipped from last years total of 106,000 people, the Lake County Fair Association staff said there was a resounding sense of improvement from attendees. Kelli Kepler-Yarc, a secretary with the Lake County Fair Association, was one of the many staff members to praise the execution of this year’s fair and explained how attendance cannot be used as a sole indicator of the outcome of the event. “Attendance was lower this year for fairs across the state, so we’re not too worried about that issue,” Kepler-Yarc said. “We’ve improved in …

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Your Guide to the 2011 Lake County Fair

Patch put together your guide for visiting the 2011 Lake County Fair.

Packing up the family and heading to the 83rd annual Lake County Fair? Patch has everything you need to know if you are attending the fair, which runs through July 31. Plus, check out our stories and photo galleries on what you might have missed earlier this week!

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Young Queens Crowned to Help Host Lake County Fair

Ingleside’s Gabrielle Glashagel named Junior Miss Lake County Fair, Lake Villa’s Alyssa Gallarneau named Little Miss Lake County Fair 2011.

There were 48 girls who vied for the titles of Junior Miss and Little Miss Lake County Fair Wednesday evening at the Fairgrounds Expo Center. Alyssa Gallarneau, 8, of Lake Villa was crowned Little Miss Lake County Fair 2011. Gallarneau is a third grade student at Thompson Elementary and the current Little Miss Lake Villa. She spends time with her sister volunteering at the Lake County Sheriff’s Department where her parents are both reserve deputies. Parents Patricia and Hugh Gallarneau both agree Alyssa is a very passionate little girl. “We’re so humbled, we’re so honored,” said Patricia of her daughter's crown. “This is right up her alley,” said Hugh. “She’s the most outgoing little girl and she’ll go full throttle all the time, until she…

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Lake County Fair Offers Music, Motocross, Monkeys and More

Rides, games, food and fun to be had at the Lake County Fairgrounds this week.

For 32 years, Chuck and Mary Lenzen, of Round Lake Beach, have been coming to the Lake County Fair together. Chuck has been attending even longer, coming with his parents when he was a child. The tradition of attending the Lake County Fair is strong, and old habits die hard. “We had the old fairgrounds memorized, so we’re still getting used to it here,” Mary Lenzen said, as they walked around the new fairgrounds off Peterson Road in Grayslake on opening day, July 26. This is the third year for the new fairgrounds location. The fair is expected to draw more than 100,000 people this week as it runs through Sunday, July 31. “I think we’re just trying to figure it all out,” Lenzen said about the layout of the more modern facility. After they …

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