Thrill-seekers hang on tight as they get inverted while they take a ride on Zero Gravity on Saturday, July 28, 2012, at the DuPage County Fair. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Artist Alex DeRiggi (right) of Glen Ellyn gives Tara Fitzgerald a temporary tattoo on Saturday, July 28, 2012. Fitzgerald said her new temporary tattoo of "ToTee," a nickname her grandmother used to call her, is a two-week trial run that will eventually lead to some permanent ink. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Patrons fill the grounds of the DuPage County Fair on Saturday, July 28, 2012. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Alexis Baker of Stickney digs into an ear of corn on Saturday, July 28, 2012, at the DuPage County Fair. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Patrons make their way across the grounds of the DuPage County Fair on Saturday, July 28, 2012. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Dan Chesney of Yorkville poses for a portrait as he talks about his tattoos on Saturday, July 28, 2012, at the DuPage County Fair. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Dan Chesney of Yorkville shows his tattoo that is a portrait illustrating his wedding day on Saturday, July 28, 2012, at the DuPage County Fair. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Bill Hunter of Warrenville, a DuPage County Fair volunteer, shows off his tattoo bearing the names of his sons and wife, Jennifer, on Saturday, July 28, 2012, at the DuPage County Fair. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Rachel Rosenthal of McHenry County shows off her "Mother Nature" tattoo at the DuPage County Fair on Saturday, July 28, 2012. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
A rider gets airborne as he competes in a motocross stunt competition on Saturday, July 28, 2012, at the DuPage County Fair. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Don Balslew of Hillside shows off his tattoo of the logo for the band Metallica on Saturday, July 28, 2012, at the DuPage County Fair. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Donald Smith of Florida shows off his tattoo of a wolf howling at the moon on Saturday, July 28, 2012, at the DuPage County Fair. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Dale Baker of Streamwood shows off his tattoo of what he called an "Asian Demon" on Saturday, July 28, 2012, at the DuPage County Fair. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
The DuPage County Fair’s attendance is up slightly this year and there seems a corresponding increase in visitors creative enough to decorate themselves with tattoos. The body art should come as no surprise, since the fairgoers only reflect a growing trend in Americans willing to … Read More