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DU QUOIN (WSIL) - Labor Day is the Du Quoin State Fair's final day. Some folks went out for one last ride, while others hit the Grandstand for…

DU QUOIN, Ill (WSIL) � The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced mitigations to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant during the upcoming Du Quoin State Fair.

CHICAGO (AP) � Chicago health officials say they’ve found 203 cases of COVID-19 connected to Lollapalooza, but aren’t yet reporting any hospitalizations or deaths. The four-day music festival drew about 385,000 people to the city’s lakefront. Critics questioned holding an event with packed crowds during the pandemic. But city officials have defended the decision, saying

Illinois State Fair concert goers with tickets for the grandstand track area (also known as Standing Room Only) are required to provide a print or digital copy of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within the previous 72 hours.

NEW YORK (AP) � Global Citizen is gearing up to host a worldwide concert on September 25 across six continents featuring artists like the Black Eyed Peas, Coldplay, Billie Eilish, Jennifer Lopez, Lizzo, Ed Sheeran, H.E.R. and more. The event will host thousands of in-person concert goers in cities such as New York, Paris and

CARTERVILLE (WSIL) â€� Shriners of ¾ÅÓÎÌåÓý Illinois are gearing up for a busy year of fundraising and stopped by WSIL TV to show off some of their parade cars and tricks.