(Springfield, IL) — Illinois Democrats are skipping one of their political traditions this year. Democratic leaders last week announced that they will not have a formal rally at the Illinois State Fair for Democrat Day. The day is the annual opportunity for Democrats to mingle and rally while enjoying the beauty of the IllinoisState Fair. Democrat leaders say they will still have a chairman’s breakfast earlier in the day at a Springfield hotel, that will be where the speeches and rallies will take place this year.