SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) – The Illinois State Fairgrounds Coliseum has deteriorated to the point the 115-year-old structure is no longer safe for public use. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register ...

SPRINGFIELD — The 162nd Illinois State Fair is set to open Thursday ... Back this year is the Coliseum, which was closed for renovations in 2016 because of “structural issues,” Sullivan ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The Illinois State Fairgrounds Coliseum has officially been renamed the The Coliseum of Champions. The Coliseum was built in 1901 and had been deemed unstable due to ...

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Fair kicks off in Springfield on Thursday ... arena and an ongoing rehab of the 122-year-old Coliseum, a three-story, oval-shaped amphitheater that houses ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois State Fairgrounds Coliseum has a new name and is expected to reopen for this year’s fair after being closed for repairs and renovations.

JB Pritzker, Republican Darren Bailey to battle for Illinois governor The improvements to the arena and Coliseum total ... worldwide who come to Springfield for the fair each year.

The Coliseum at the Illinois State Fairgrounds has been a major target ... should be," Pritzker said during a May Citizens Club of Springfield event. "And I want it to be something that people ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KFVS) - The Illinois Department of ... After the 2022 Illinois State Fair, construction will resume on the multi-phased Coliseum renovation project. Phase 1 of the project ...

(The Center Square) – The countdown is on for the start of the Illinois State Fair ... more people are making the trek to Springfield to experience the fair. “Two years ago, we broke the ...

Sara Kuykendall and her husband Kevin Kuykendall, sheep fitters from Wisconsin, groom a sheep to be shown at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on Aug. 17, 2022. People walk the midway at ...

SPRINGFIELD — The 162nd Illinois State Fair is set to open Thursday ... Back this year is the Coliseum, which was closed for renovations in 2016 because of “structural issues,” Sullivan ...