Last Look at Will County Fair 2023
“65,600 attendance, very good considering really three days,” said Jay Nadler, fair board president. Fair officials said there were 46 babies in the baby show, over 2,700 entries in the fine arts building and 6 entries in the chili cook off. There were long lines at the food vendors, including Wilton 4-H Porkburgers, Peotone Cub Scout Pack 315’s grilled fresh corn on the cob (they sold out), and lemonade, root beer and funnel cakes.
Connor Goodwin and his mom, April, tried their hands at the darts game. Family is from Manhattan
Harper Reus wanted to see what it felt like to drive a tractor in the Farm Bureau tent.
(Photo courtesy of Mark Schneidewind)
Food is an important part of the County Fair, as Gavin Denison, 12, from Manteno, makes a funnel cake disappear.
Yaretzi Horta, age 5, from Peotone, practices her milking technique on one of the displays in the Will County Farm Bureau tent.