Illinois State Fair admission up $3

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Going to the Illinois State Fair will cost guests an extra $3 this year.

Admission is now $10 for people between ages 13 and 59. Veterans and senior citizens still get a discount.

The 2016 Illinois State Fair runs from Aug. 11-21. The fairgrounds, located at 801 Sangamon Avenue in Springfield, will be open from 7 a.m. to midnight.

For more information, visit www.illinois.gov/statefair.