The 2025 Butter Cow, sculpted by Sarah Pratt and inspired by the theme "Adventure Awaits," was unveiled at the Illinois State ...

Drawing on the State Fair's theme "Adventure Awaits," the Butter Cow is joined by an adventure seeking companion.

The Illinois State Fair has announced the official unveiling of the 2025 Butter Cow, a much-anticipated event set to take ...

Nothing says Illinois State Fair like the butter cow. Gov/ J.B. Pritzker and the first lady unveiled it this afternoon in ...

Like the 500-pound butter cow, the miniature works also are on display in the Dairy Building. This year's top three finalists ...

The Butter Cow, a staple of the fair, weighs about 500 pounds and is crafted entirely from unsalted butter. It takes approximately five days to sculpt this iconic figure, which draws visitors from ...

The Illinois State Fair gets underway this week, and here's a full guide for attendees at the annual spectacle.

At the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, visitors check out the butter cow sculpture on Aug. 16, 2022. “The udder attachment on the backside of a dairy cow should be high and wide,” Pratt said.

SPRINGFIELD, IL Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois State Fair officials unveiled the 2025 Butter Cow in the Dairy Building ...

SPRINGFIELD (WLS) -- The popular butter cow sculpture was unveiled Thursday afternoon at the Illinois State Fair. The 500-pound sculpture is made of unsalted butter and depicts a cow being milked ...

State officials ushered in the start of the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday with the annual unveiling of the butter cow.

Last year, the Butter Cow theme was "It's Showtime!" The state fair begins on Thursday and runs for 10 days. Kids day is on Saturday and Veterans day is on Sunday. Some pretty big music headliners ...