In an interview with the USDA Illinois Director of Rural Affairs, Doug Wilson said quality of life is what rural dwellers seek most — we have details. Also making rural and farm headlines…
This week: the fallout from the White House trade war with China and uncertainties regarding other foreign trade deals is leading to record low confidence in the ag economy, while crop…
Illinois lawmakers are pushing back in a show of bipartisan resistance to proposed tariffs against imported Chinese goods coming to the U.S., which led to a Chinese-proposed tariff…
This week’s column is dominated by government news releases, including Illinois prospective plantings and grain stocks reports and issuances from the state agriculture department…
A column that is usually devoted to Illinois-exclusive farm and rural news takes a decidedly national slant this week with news that affects all rural Illinoisans. Included are news…
Fallout from Chinese tariffs on U.S. agriculture products continued this week, with the export tax on U.S. soybeans yet to go into effect. Meanwhile, soybean growers are looking elsewhere…
This week’s farm and rural news roundup is led by reaction from Illinois on the announced 25 percent tariff imposed on U.S. farm products by the Chinese government — how bad could…
Did you know it was recently National Agriculture Day? We have info on what it means and how it was observed last week. Also: the Peoria Civic Center was the scene of the 2018 National…
Hinsdale couple file $500 million ...A Hinsdale couple have filed a $500 million claim against a car ...
Renovations close RiverEdge for seasonAurora’s RiverEdge Park is known around northern Illinois as a gem when ...
Chicago police shoot two suspects ...Chicago police shot two suspects – one fatally – in separate incidents ...
Suspect charged in fatal Streamwood ...A suspect has been charged in connection with the stabbing deaths of ...
