Kris Petersen grew up at the airport. His parents, Scott and Sarah Petersen, started Pontiac Flying Service in 1997 and their young son was often in tow at the Livingston County facility….
Illinois First Lady invests in tomorrow’s ag leaders SPRINGFIELD — Let’s start our ISF Ag Day roundup with one of the final events of the day: the highly anticipated Sale of Champions….
Brian Dallam and Anthony Welty are playing the long game when it comes to their hopyard. Luckily, the cousins love a challenge. Since hop farms are relatively new to Illinois, their…
What student wouldn’t enjoy building a contraption to fling candy pumpkins? Exactly. That’s why Illinois Ag in the Classroom (IAITC) developed lesson plans to incorporate science,…
SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers gathered Tuesday, Aug. 17 at the University of Illinois Springfield to designate a new state microbe and add agriculture sciences to the list of courses that…
Much of the truck tailgate talk going around farms last week concerned the Biden administration’s proposed infrastructure package, which could have positive impacts on rural communities…
With scant notice, Rockford hospital ...Residents on Rockford’s west side are feeling abandoned and betrayed after Javon ...
Three men shot – one ...Three men were shot – one fatally -- Saturday afternoon on Chicago's ...
State ends fiscal year with ...Despite uncertainty over the economy and federal funding during the second half ...
USA’s 249th birthday celebration marked ...Independence Day fireworks shows are as old as the nation itself. According ...
