In this week’s column, we have a couple of reports from the ILSoyAdvisor Better Beans seminar, farm bureau reaction to the EPA’s proposed new Clean Water rule, details of an upcoming…
STATE Bill proposes elected officials wear body cams to thwart corruption A bill designed to reduce corruption at the state and local levels has been proposed in Springfield. The bill,…
CENTRAL ILLINOIS Area measles cases traced to unvaccinated college students Two cases have been reported in Champaign-Urbana in recent months — the first in January and the second…
There’s a plan in the works for the Woodford County bell and clock tower, and, let’s just say it’s about time. “Around 1904, this is what kept the county in time,” Woodford…
This week’s farm and rural news rundown will focus on the first USDA crop reports issued in several weeks, and the ramifications of the recently ended partial federal government shutdown…
This week’s farm and rural news column focuses on the truth behind the president’s claim that Mexico will “indirectly” pay for his border fence through tariffs his administration…
This week in your farm and rural news roundup: Illinois set a new yield record for corn and soybeans in 2018, but no one knew it until the delayed USDA production summaries were finally…
STATE Lawmakers want higher minimum wage for teachers The Illinois Senate education committee is pushing again to raise the minimum salary for teachers to $40,000 a year by the 2023-24…
Lake County Fair celebrates music ...The 96th edition of the Lake County Fair returns Wednesday, with a ...
Oswego sues over chemicals found ...Oswego officials have opted to join a national lawsuit after trace amounts ...
Two more candidates announce for ...The Republican primary field for the Illinois 11th Congressional District has doubled ...
Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica wall ...“The Wall That Heals,” a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans ...
