This week’s farm and rural news roundup is led with a report on the Biden administration’s recent rejection of Mexico’s biotech corn compromise, and a study on how food prices…
Thanksgiving week has farmers looking ahead to their 2023 production plans, and one thing is certain: there is no certainty regarding the usage of an effective weed killer, dicamba….
SPRINGFIELD – Illinoisans will receive some modest tax relief starting Friday when the state’s new fiscal year begins. That includes some income tax rebates, property tax rebates,…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers worked until the early hours of Saturday, April 9 to pass a $46.5 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year, as well as a $1.8 billion package…
Shoppers and diners might see some relief from food price inflation in 2022 after absorbing steep price increases the past year. But prices for many items likely won’t go down any…
SPRINGFIELD – Beginning Friday Aug. 5 and lasting through Sunday, Aug. 14, the state will reduce its sales tax rate from 6.25 percent to 1.25 percent for certain clothing items costing…
With food prices rising across the board, it’s nice to see that (so far) the price of canned tuna remains affordable. In fact, I bet you have a can or two in your pantry right now….
With consumer prices rising at the fastest pace in almost four decades, older adults face the risk of having their retirement income and savings eaten away by inflation. Richard…
Wiretaps show Madigan, through McClain ...
CHICAGO – In fall 2018, longtime former State Rep. Lou Lang, D-Skokie ...
Transit agencies seek state help ...
CHICAGO – Officials with the state’s largest transit agencies met with lawmakers ...
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Cases of norovirus, or the stomach bug, have been reported going through ...
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I came across an old Irish rhyme that goes: “Boxty on the ...
