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State Fair Grandstand Acts Announced (Despite Budget Woes)

Preparations are underway for the opening of the Illinois State Fair, despite a lack of legal spending authority.
Brian Mackey
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Preparations are underway for the opening of the Illinois State Fair, despite a lack of legal spending authority.
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Most of the grandstand acts for this summer's Illinois State Fair have been announced.

Illinois was without a budget for last year's state fair, which means some vendors have been waiting since August to get paid.

Illinois still has no budget. But the show (and the fair) must, evidently, go on.

Officials announced a series of country acts including Dierks Bently, Little Big Town, Cole Swindell, and Jake Owen. 

The fair runs from Aug. 14, through the 21st, when Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band will open for headliner ZZ Top. Information on musicians' pay wasn't part of the announcement.

Here's information and pricing from the press release:August 14:  Jake Owen / Old Dominion Tier 3 - $15 / Tier 2 - $20 / Tier 1 - $25 / Track $25 / VIP - $37  August 16:  Dierks Bentley / Tucker BeathardTier 3 - $42 / Tier 2 - $47 / Tier 1 - $52 / Track $52 / VIP - $64  August 19:  Cole Swindell / Kane Brown / LANco / Jon Langston Tier 3 - $18 / Tier 2 - $23 / Tier 1 - $28 / Track $28 / VIP - $40  August 20:  Little Big Town / David NailTier 3 - $27 / Tier 2 - $32 / Tier 1 - $37 / Track $37 / VIP - $49  August 21:  ZZ Top / Gregg AllmanTier 3 - $34 / Tier 2 - $39 / Tier 1 - $44 / Track $44 / VIP - $54 

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Amanda Vinicky moved to Chicago Tonight on WTTW-TV PBS in 2017.
Amanda Vinicky
Amanda Vinicky moved to Chicago Tonight on WTTW-TV PBS in 2017.