Central Illinois Daily Life: July 2014

Photographer: Heather Coit

Owen Sill, 7, of Mt. Zion, stops to smell the flowers as he joins his sister, Grace Sill, 9, far left, and their friends and neighbors, Abigail Sy, 9, and her brother, Owen Sy, 4, second from right, during an exploration of Allerton Park for the first time in Monticello on Friday, July 18, 2014. The four youngsters kept a map in tow so they could identify the various gardens as the Sill siblings' parents, Eric and Jamie Sill, joined them.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Featured speaker, Erika Harold, enjoys conversation with Ollie Watts Davis, left, and Sharon Allen, among others, during a lunch stop at Allerton Park & Retreat Center as part of the Leadership Illinois: Power of the Individual conference in Monticello on Friday, July 18, 2014. The tour was held from July 16-18 and included stops throughout downtown Champaign.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Dawson Peratt, 7, second from right, leads the way as her aunt, Taylor Williams, far left, takes the other side as they join siblings, Grant Arbuckle, far right, 6, Emma, 4, Caden, 2, and their babysitter, Lexy Thomason, holding Caden, during a fun run down what is also used as a sledding hill in the winter at Centennial Park in Champaign on Tuesday, July 15, 2014.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Ollie Mendoza, a worker with Tinsley Amusements in High Hill, Missouri, takes a quick moment to rest before he continues helping to set up the Merry-Go-Round in preparation of the Champaign County Fair at the Champaign County Fairgrounds in Urbana on Tuesday, July 15, 2014. The fun begins this Friday, July 18, 2014.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Peresciliano (cq) Sabino, left, and Dusty Miller, with help from Gabriel Perez, far right, lift a heavy boat, which soon joins other kiddie-sized boats, as the workers with Tinsley Amusements in High Hill, Missouri, set up rides in preparation of the Champaign County Fair at the Champaign County Fairgrounds in Urbana on Tuesday, July 15, 2014. The fun begins this Friday, July 18, 2014.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Andres Perdomo, left, and Santiago Murieta, both workers with Tinsley Amusements in High Hill, Missouri, set up the Merry-Go-Round under blue skies in preparation of the Champaign County Fair at the Champaign County Fairgrounds in Urbana on Tuesday, July 15, 2014. The fun begins this Friday, July 18, 2014.

Photographer: Heather Coit

A worker sprays down food vendors' stands in preparation of the Champaign County Fair at the Champaign County Fairgrounds in Urbana on Tuesday, July 15, 2014. The fun begins this Friday, July 18, 2014.