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Run-up in food, farmland prices could ease

— April 19, 2023

Buyers of everything from food to farmland could see a return to more normal rates of inflation later this year and into 2024. The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI)…

Feds: Heather Mack feared mother would press felony fraud charges
— April 19, 2023

Federal prosecutors in the Heather Mack murder conspiracy case say hatred for her mother and a lust for her mother’s money were the primary motives for the brutal murder of Sheila…
Open Meetings Act improprieties alleged after denial of renaming museum petition
— April 19, 2023

Several dozen people picketed outside Cook County Forest Preserve District headquarters April 11 in response to an administrative decision to deny an application to rename the Trailside…
Strikes suspended at three universities
— April 18, 2023

CHICAGO – Faculty at Governors State University ended a strike on Monday after being on the picket line for five days. Governors State was one of three Illinois universities which…
Zinnias can be the perfect plant for multiseason gardening
— April 17, 2023

Landscaping is typically designed to provide functional beauty to our yards and community spaces by brightening up the build environment with plant life. While beauty can lie in the…

Former ComEd CEO says she didn’t remember wiretapped call that ‘proves my innocence’
— April 19, 2023

CHICAGO – When the former CEO of Commonwealth Edison was interviewed by federal prosecutors and agents in September 2019, she denied knowing the substance of the case the government…
R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Planters out in force as spring arrives
— April 18, 2023

Springtime means sprayers and planting equipment are out in force across Illinois. Springtime also means tornado time, unfortunately. We have reports on the start of planting season,…
Former ComEd CEO testifies she was unaware of Madigan allies’ checks for no work
— April 18, 2023

CHICAGO – In May 2018, Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore called the utility’s longtime top contract lobbyist, Mike McClain, with some news: she was about to be promoted to…