This is a week to acknowledge excellence in Illinois agriculture. For the third consecutive year, Illinois has claimed the title of top soybean-producing state; we have details on final…
In this week’s news corral: Musings and observations from the Illinois State Meteorologist on the year it was, weatherwise, and plenty of dates and locations for winter farm meetings,…
At year’s end, U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue grew reflective over the accomplishments of the first-year Trump administration when it comes to the welfare of farmers and rural citizens;…
Grain transporters are preparing for new regulations that dispense with traditional paper logs and require trucks to be equipped with electronic logging devices. In this week’s ag…
Farmers in Illinois received some welcomed good news for the holiday season from ag economist Gary Schnitkey last week: Net income for grain farms is better than originally expected…
In this, your inaugural 2018 farm and rural news weekly roundup, now in its second decade exclusively in this newspaper, we have news about how the USDA under President Trump helped…
Topping this week’s rural and farm news roundup, Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos told news sources that the House may begin debating the 2018 Farm Bill in earnest in February….
The supermoon visible in Illinois was not the only cosmic occurrence happening last week, it turns out. Another rare cosmic alliance occurred when agricultural economists agreed with…
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 ...
