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Illinois Economy

Downtown Festivals Revamped

Downtown Springfield is going to make changes to its major summer events.   

The group says its doing away with it Taste of Downtown. 

Instead it will introduce the Downtown Bacon Throwdown in July.   The group is also planning to move the Old Capitol Blues and BBQ's Festival from August to early October.  

Hot weather has affected attendance, which put the  group in financial trouble this past year.

Bill is a former general manager, economy reporter, Harvest correspondent and Statehouse Bureau Chief for NPR Illinois. He has won several awards including the Associated Press Best Investigative Reporter.
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