Freight costs contributing to higher food prices
June 26, 2022U.S. consumers are paying for record fuel prices in more ways than each time they fill up their personal vehicles or machinery. Freight and distribution costs have skyrocketed due in…
U.S. consumers are paying for record fuel prices in more ways than each time they fill up their personal vehicles or machinery. Freight and distribution costs have skyrocketed due in…
Projected film production revenue in Illinois in 2021 hit a record high of $630 million shattering pre-pandemic levels in 2019 by $70 million, according J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor…
The pandemic greatly accelerated online food purchases and created a new revenue stream for many restaurants in the form of curbside sales. And now, even as masks come off with the…
In a potential watershed moment for organized labor and fast food workers, employees at a Starbucks in Buffalo, New York, voted 19-8 to form a labor union — the first such union in…
Tobacco use comes with a heavy price to the state and nation, with tobacco-related illnesses estimated to contribute to more than $225 billion in direct medical care costs each year,…
Holiday spending has the potential to shatter previous records, according to the National Retail Federation. The organization predicts that holiday sales during Nov. 1 through Dec….
This week we take a brief look at a new bill that would benefit small farm and food production, along with a deeper dive into what farm purchases are exempt from sales tax, courtesy…
This week’s column focuses heavily on farmers’ responsibilities in adapting current climate change and conservation policies on their operations. Please read on … IFB shares…
If you served in Vietnam, were exposed to an herbicide like Agent Orange, got sick and submitted a claim that was denied, the Department of Veterans Affairs was supposed to find you…
A friend sent me a text message just as I was going out the door for a trip to the store. I replied: “Making a grocery run. Need anything?” “No, but thank you,” came the reply….
Summer can be a scorcher, but by selecting the right plants, a landscape can look sultry all summer long. Both trialed and native plants can tolerate the heat. Trial plants are evaluated…
Changes to primary election fundraising, the electoral college and the state’s voter registration database are now law after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a wide-ranging bill on Monday,…
A bill eliminating the sub-minimum wage for workers with disabilities failed to pass the General Assembly ahead of its adjournment, although sponsors say they hope to pass it when lawmakers…
It’s been four years since some of the worst scenes of COVID-19 played out in locked-down nursing homes during the early months of the pandemic. While most of the world has moved…