The cow – the 104th in state history – will remain on display in the Dairy Building throughout the fair. Gates will ...

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

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

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

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

The Illinois State Fair gets underway this week, and here's a full guide for attendees at the annual spectacle.

The Butter Cow, a staple of the fair, weighs about 500 pounds and is crafted entirely from unsalted butter. It takes approximately five days to sculpt this iconic figure, which draws visitors from ...

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 famed Illinois State Fair Butter Cow was unveiled on Aug. 9, 2023, in Springfield by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II, previewing the opening of the annual state fair.

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

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

Last year, the Butter Cow theme was "It's Showtime!" The state fair begins on Thursday and runs for 10 days. Kids day is on Saturday and Veterans day is on Sunday. Some pretty big music headliners ...