“We were very fortunate with the beautiful weather we had:” State Fai…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – Over the past week, the Illinois State Fairgrounds were hopping as people made their way there for the Illinois State Fair.  But that was all gone on Monday as vendors shifted from serving fairgoers to cleaning up. Sunday was the final day of the fair.

“It’s like packing a restaurant up and moving it,” Kay Brown with Brown’s Concessions said. “There’s a lot of packing, but we’ve done it a lot of times, so we’ve kind of got it down.”

Some vendors were already locked up and food trucks were being hauled away.

“Today is usually a really busy day on the fairgrounds just the same as when they set up,” Kelsie Vose with Vose Korndogs, said. “It’s packed out here. Everybody has to move to their next spot. Fortunately, we stay here so we don’t have to worry about that.”

The fair got off to a wet start with rain causing delays, but the rest of the week had sunny skies and comfortable temperatures.

“We were…