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May 11, 2015Growing 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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
On March 19, voting will conclude in primary contests for hundreds of seats in the Illinois legislature and in the state’s court system. But most of those contests are uncompetitive….
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…
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…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday, Feb. 21, proposed growing state spending by over $2 billion in the upcoming fiscal year while making a handful of corporate, sports…
Illinois’ electric vehicle charging infrastructure is on pace to double this year, buoyed by an influx of state and federal dollars. The investments are aimed at supporting both federal…
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…