SPRINGFIELD –Amid the increased COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, state officials announced Tuesday, April 6 that Illinois would receive $124 million in federal funding from the…
The McLean County Chamber of Commerce annually celebrates agriculture through its annual Agriculture Awareness Breakfast and this year the event was held virtually on March 18. The…
For about 30 years, Illinois Farm Bureau has injected about $320,000 into the mission to get health care for farmers, by means of the Rural Nurse Practitioner Scholarship Program. This…
SPRINGFIELD — Legislation backed by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group would require farming equipment manufacturers to make software required for repairs available to consumers…
Illinois farmers are currently enjoying a price rally for corn, soybeans and wheat that has stretched through January. This is leading crop advisers to recommend double-cropping —…
New this week: Illinois counties led the nation in 2020 corn and soybean output, according to the USDA. In addition, Midwest milk producers are eligible for extended pandemic relief,…
Editor’s Note: Lee Enterprises reporters Lenore Sobota, Kelsey Watznauer and Lyndsay Jones of The Pantagraph in Bloomington; Valerie Wells of the Herald & Review in Decatur; and…
I n this week’s column, U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos reiterated her support for renewable fuels at last week’s National Ethanol Conference, promising to reintroduce her Next Generation…
Judge rules suburban restaurant ...
SPRINGFIELD — A Kane County restaurant’s legal challenge to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ...
CDC updates COVID-19 travel ...
The going gets better for those who are fully vaccinated, as the ...
Pritzker, IDOT mark $110 ...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced $110 ...
FOID, concealed carry permits ...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police has given another 150-day extension to ...
