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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Corn harvest catching up

— October 4, 2022

In this week’s peek between the rows we have news about how the 2022 harvest is faring in Illinois, along with announcements of state and federal funding for conservation and clean…

Voters will decide on ‘right to unionize’ constitutional amendment
— October 4, 2022

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois voters will be asked in November to decide whether the right of workers to form unions and engage in collective bargaining should be enshrined in the state…
U.S. Senate race: Duckworth, Salvi face off at media editors forum
— October 4, 2022

The two candidates for Illinois’ U.S. Senate seat — both suburban women — challenged each other’s records on women’s rights, abortion access, guns and a bevy of other…
GOOD HEALTH: While helpful, cardiac stent can bring risks
— October 3, 2022

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 71-year-old woman diagnosed with coronary artery disease. My latest calcium score was 801. My right coronary artery was 80 percent blocked, and the left artery…
ANTIQUES and COLLECTING: Bentwood boxes selling for thousands
— October 1, 2022

Hand-decorated storage boxes were important for storage in the 18th century when there were few places, other than shelves, to store small personal items. Collectors today treasure…

Comptrollers race: Mendoza touts fiscal progress; Teresi focuses on recent corruption
— October 4, 2022

SPRINGFIELD – When former Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Democratic-controlled General Assembly spent more than two years at an impasse in negotiating a state budget from mid-2015 into…
More than 490,000 across state get new COVID-19 booster
— October 3, 2022

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported that 493,000 Illinoisans have received a dose of the new, bivalent COVID-19 vaccines since they were approved for use in early…
Fleeting fall: Catch nature’s season finale while it lasts
— October 2, 2022

Crisp days, golden sunsets and the colorful, yet fleeting canvas of fall is about to arrive in Illinois. The early cues are already here — rustling brown cornstalks awaiting harvest,…