Images: The 2011 Kane County Fair
Dripping wet Jeff Traywick of Chicago takes a long drink of water Tuesday as he sets up a ride at the Kane County Fair in St. Charles. He works for Funway Amusements.
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Briley Lenkaitis, 9, sprays a pig Tuesday, one of 16 animals her Campton Hills family brought to at the Kane County Fair in St. Charles. They will give the pigs ice cubes during the week.
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As setup work continues Tuesday at the Kane County Fair, Lauren Ott, 19, of Big Rock takes a timeout and sits in a chair at the end of the pig barn in St. Charles.
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Abigail DeDina, 11, watches and waits as her brother Joshua, 16, pulls a chicken from its crate at the Kane County Fair in St. Charles. They are from Hampshire.
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Grant Nelson of Kirkland washes his sheep in a tub at the Kane County Fair Monday in St. Charles. The Nelson family brought sixteen sheep to the fair this year.
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Charlie Only of Toulon, IL prepares for the week ahead at the Kane County Fair in St. Charles. Charlie owns the Spoon River Dairy Goat Farm in Toulon and brought 34 dairy goats to the fair competition.
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Austin Giler, 17 of Salem is in charge of carding, or grooming the sheep for Crome Farm. The farm brought 61 sheep to the fair this year.
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Morgan Bollech, 16 of Kingston, takes care of her familys cows Monday at the Kane County Fair.
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Jamie Anne Dowat of St. Charles dances and sings Mambo Italiano at the 28th-Annual Kane County Fair Talent Contest Monday night in St. Charles. Her performance earned her first place in the vocal solo, junior division category.
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Nicole DiSandro, 12, sings If I Die Young on stage at the talent contest Monday night in St. Charles.
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Erin Newman, a Wredling Middle School student from St. Charles, thanks the crowd after performing on stage Monday night in the judging arena. She played the guitar and sang Hallelujah in the junior division.
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Sydney Poss, 8, of North Aurora performs I Got the Sun in the Morning at the talent show Monday night. Her performance earned her second place in the vocal solo, junior division category.
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