072618 LCJ County Fair Prep (CJ)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Doug Skinner, of Harvard, with Skinner Amusements, fixes some LED lights on the Zipper ride before the start of the Lake County Fair at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. The Zipper ride has a couple of thousand lights displayed on it. (7/24/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Alyssa Riviere-Dembny, 15, of Delavan, Wis., holds on to Thalia, a two-month-old calf, as her siblings Katelyn, 17, Ethan, 11, and Timmy, 14, wash her after just arriving at the Lake County Fair at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. (7/24/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Faith Wynn, 17, of Charleston, S.C. and Norberto Santiago, 23, of Orlando, Fla., both with East Coast Concessions set up their toys and novelties stand before the start of the Lake County Fair at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. (7/24/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Duane Hickman, 14, of Kiel, Wis., and Jairet Mikalowsky, 17, of Chilton, Wis., both with Quality Concessions prepare and clean their food trailer before the start of the Lake County Fair at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. (7/24/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Grant Ryals, 21, of Tampa, Fla., cleans the outside of his food trailer before the start of the Lake County Fair at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. (7/24/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Jesse Armbrust, 13, of Capron gives one of his pigs a drink of water after arriving at the Lake County Fair at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. The Lake County Fair ends on Sunday, July 29th.(7/24/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Olivia Zimmerman, 21, of Rock City cleans dust off of the Skee Ball game before the start of the Lake County Fair at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. (7/24/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Mary Wyatt, of Mundelein and Moanna Mower, of Long Grove judge textiles in the towels embroidered or cross-stitch category in the Expo Hall before the start of the Lake County Fair at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. (7/23/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Beth Tapp, of Landis, N.C., owner of Beaver Concessions, gets her Oreo cookie supply ready to fry before the start of the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake.Tapp sells elephant ears, funnel cakes, deep fried funnel cakes, cookie dough, oreos and pickels. (7/24/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Erv Heidemann, of Greenfield, Wis., volunteers to hang up quilts in the Expo Hall before the start of the Lake County Fair at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. (7/24/18)