ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. – St. Clair County is bringing back its county fair Thursday after a 12-year hiatus. The event, which has been rebranded as Fair St. Clair, will run through Aug. 1 at the Belle Clair Fairgrounds Park in Belleville.
The return of the fair features a combination of classic attractions and new infrastructure, including carnival rides, games, food trucks, and live music. A central feature of the reboot is the return of stock car racing on a newly constructed dirt track at the fairgrounds.
Mark Kern, St. Clair County Board chairman, highlighted the importance of the racing venue’s return to the area. The county purchased the fairgrounds several years ago and developed a new quarter-mile track that will be operated by Curtis Francois…