• WOTUS

    WOTUS

    Growing up, I spent many summers traveling from my home in Moscow, Idaho, to Orion and Winchester, Illinois, where my parents were from. During the long drive, my sister and I shared…

  • To There and Back Again

    To There and Back Again

    One of the more rewarding aspects of attending a university is the opportunity to meet people from other countries. This school year, a number of Brazilian students are attending classes…

  • Grown and Sewn in the US

    Grown and Sewn in the US

    There is growing consumer preference in the US for local foods. Defining local foods is a little elusive, but the key concept seems to be a desire to bring farmers and consumers closer…

  • Look. Up In The Sky. It’s A….

    Look. Up In The Sky. It’s A….

    Agriculture has always embraced technology and there is a new technology, or at least a new approach to the use of a technology, that may provide significant changes to American farming….

  • Let’s Talk

    Let’s Talk

    January brings not only cold weather and New Year’s resolutions, it also heralds the second semester of the school year at Western Illinois University (WIU), the final semester for…

  • US says yes, Australia says no

    Recently, I was asked to speak at the annual Farmer Appreciation Day Luncheon, in Walnut, Illinois. The luncheon was sponsored by the Walnut Rotary Club. In this column, I recap the…

STATE NEWS

U of I Extension focuses on all things gardening

University of Illinois Extension is hosting a series of garden day and plant sale events at various locations throughout the state, providing an opportunity for gardening enthusiasts…

New birth center to open on Chicago’s South Side

State and community leaders on Monday, Feb. 26, celebrated the planned opening of a new freestanding birth center on Chicago’s South Side while emphasizing proposed maternal health…

Ex-Madigan aide sentenced to 30 months in prison

CHICAGO — For most of his adult working life, Tim Mapes only had one boss: former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. And for the more than 25 years he served as Madigan’s chief…

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