Images: Day two of the 2011 Kane County Fair
10-year-old Benjamin Wehrle of West Dundee is thrilled to be given the dubious honor of being named the winner of the Odor Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest at the Kane County Fair in St. Charles Thursday. The upside of having the stinkiest shoes was a 200-dollar prize. He said his secret was all kinds of manure.
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Dakota Purtell, 15, of Warrenville puts his head down in the air-conditioned hall during day two of the Kane County Fair in St. Charles Thursday. He said he had gone on a couple of rides but the heat made him sick, so he went in to rest his head on a damp napkin.
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Nicholas Rudolph, 10, of Bartlett cools off under a mister on the steamy midway during day two of the Kane County Fair in St. Charles Thursday.
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Temperatures near 100 degrees kept attendance very low Thursday afternoon during day two of the Kane County Fair in St. Charles.
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With very few customers on the grounds, all Brian Bickett can do is try to stay cool at his game booth during day two of the Kane County Fair in St. Charles Thursday.
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