Images: Royalty and a Guiness Record attempt at the Lake County Fair
See scenes from Friday at the Lake County Fair. Including Alex Rothacker of Grayslake and his standard poodle Sailor walk 300 feet backwards on a large ball , a feat to be registered with the Guinness Book of World Records.
Nathan DuPont, 16, flips burgers at his dad's restaurant booth Friday at the Lake County Fair in Grayslake. His family owns Luke's of Mundelein.
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Augie Stilp, 12, looks anxiously around the ring during judging for the Blue Ribbon in the Red and White Holstein class Friday at the Lake County Fair in Grayslake. His cow won it's class.
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A cowboy hat rests on the mirror of a pickup truck Friday at the Lake County Fair in Grayslake.
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LIttle Miss Lake County Natalie Winquist, 7, of Gurnee, hugs a dairy cow Friday at the Lake County Fair in Grayslake.
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Miss Lake County 2015 Bethani Jacobsen, left, of Wauconda, helps in the ring during Holstein judging Friday morning at the Lake County Fair in Grayslake.
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Jr. Miss Lake County Alexis Norris, 13, of Lake Villa, and Little Miss Lake County Natalie Winquist, 7, of Gurnee, pose Friday at the Lake County Fair in Grayslake.
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Food booths draw crowds Friday at the Lake County Fair in Grayslake.
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Alex Rothacker, of Grayslake, helps his standard poodle Sailor walk 300 feet on a large ball in the Expo Center Friday at the Lake County Fair in Grayslake. He says the documented walk may be recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Bob and Marlene Kraft, of Grayslake, pause at the cage of an Asiatic Pullet chicken Friday at the Lake County Fair in Grayslake.
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Goats race Friday at the Lake County Fair in Grayslake. Pigs and ducks also competed out of Pleasure Valley Racing in Adell, Wisconsin.
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Ducks race Friday at the Lake County Fair in Grayslake. Pigs and goats also competed out of Pleasure Valley Racing in Adell, Wisconsin.
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Alex Rothacker, of Grayslake, tells the audience about his standard poodle Sailor, who walked 300 feet on a large ball in the Expo Center Friday at the Lake County Fair in Grayslake. He says the documented walk may be recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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