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

The Illinois State Fair’s 2025 butter cow is officially chilling in the Dairy Building on the fairgrounds in Springfield.

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

ILLINOIS – The annual unveiling of the Butter Cow will take place tomorrow at 3 p.m. at the Dairy Building on the State Fair Grounds, continuing a tradition that originally began in 1922. Illinois ...

Nothing says Illinois State Fair like the butter cow. Gov/ J.B. Pritzker and the first lady unveiled it this afternoon in Springfield.

Like the 500-pound butter cow, the miniature works also are on display in the Dairy Building. This year's top three finalists ...

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At the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, visitors check out the butter cow sculpture on Aug. 16, 2022. “The udder attachment on the backside of a dairy cow should be high and wide,” Pratt said.

The Illinois State Fair opens Thursday and runs through Aug. 20. The Butter Cow can be observed in real-time for the duration of the fair via the state's Butter Cow webcam.

The 2025 Butter Cow, sculpted by Sarah Pratt and inspired by the theme "Adventure Awaits," was unveiled at the Illinois State ...

SPRINGFIELD (WLS) -- The popular butter cow sculpture was unveiled Thursday afternoon at the Illinois State Fair. The 500-pound sculpture is made of unsalted butter and depicts a cow being milked ...

SPRINGFIELD, IL Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois State Fair officials unveiled the 2025 Butter Cow in the Dairy Building ...