For the sixth consecutive year, Governor JB Pritzker and his wife, MK, bought the Grand Champion steer for $105,000.

Drawing on the State Fair's theme "Adventure Awaits," the Butter Cow is joined by an adventure seeking companion.

The unofficial icon of the Illinois State Fair was unveiled on Wednesday. Governor JB Pritzker, along with Illinois State ...

The Illinois State Fair has announced the official unveiling of the 2025 Butter Cow, a much-anticipated event set to take ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The ribbon is cut, and the 172nd Illinois State Fair is officially underway. From Snoop Dogg and ...

State officials ushered in the start of the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday with the annual unveiling of the butter cow.

This is a second stop for this show, which opened last year at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, sparked by an idea from the state’s first lady, MK Pritzker. Hunt did not ...

As the FBI gets involved in locating Texas Democrats hiding out in states like Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker says they are welcome, but the Democratic governor ...

Gov. JB Pritzker is leaving open the possibility that Illinois lawmakers could redraw congressional maps with more Democrat-leaning districts.

Pritzker’s comments accusing Texas Republicans of “cheating” left Illinois Republicans furious. The party pushed through maps in 2021 with only Democratic support in a largely opaque remap ...