DNA tests confirm coyote captured in Chicago attacked boy
CHICAGO (AP) — Animal control officials in Chicago said Sunday that DNA tests confirm a coyote recently captured…
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New free, reduced-price school lunch guidelines released
New eligibility guidelines have been set for the school year’s free and reduced-price meal program.
Marker commemorates planting of Illinois’ first soybeans
ALTON, Ill. (AP) – A marker will be placed at a site in southern Illinois where the state’s…
USDA declares agriculture disaster in Illinois due to floods
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared an agriculture disaster in all 102 Illinois…
Heavy spring rain delayed the planting of Illinois’ corn
CHICAGO (AP) – An unusually wet spring resulted in a delay in the planting of the Illinois corn…
Illinois honors former state, US agriculture director from Knox County
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois is honoring a former state agriculture department director who also led the U.S.…
Illinoisans to receive February food stamps during shutdown
CHICAGO (AP) – The state of Illinois says federal food assistance money will be provided through the end…
Bustos announces $3 Millions investment in Woodhull
Late last week, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos announced more than $3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of…
State, food bank to provide free milk to low-income families
CHICAGO (AP) – The state of Illinois is partnering with a local food bank to provide free milk…
Illinois farmers see healthy beginning to harvest
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – A U.S. Department of Agriculture report says crops are maturing more quickly in Illinois…
New eligibility guidelines for students’ free and reduced-price meals program
The Illinois State Board of Education has released the new eligibility guidelines for students to receive a free…
Southern Illinois gets $15M rural electrification grant
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois will receive more than $15 million in federal money to construct an electric…
Illinois man’s video sparks testing of potential wolves
INDUSTRY, Ill. (AP) – A western Illinois man’s trail camera video has prompted experts to conduct testing to…
District 202 approves lunch price increases
The District 202 Board of Education approved lunch-related items at last night’s meeting, including a quarter increase to…
USDA: Illinois farmers to plant more corn than soybeans
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) – The latest report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says Illinois farmers are expected…
Federal food safety agency recalls Fareway chicken salad
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government is recalling chicken salad made by an Iowa processing company…
Fareway chicken salad public health alert issued in 5 states
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Chicken salad sold at Fareway grocery stores in five Midwest states has been…
Report: Illinois soybean production up, corn down
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois farmers are expected to harvest less corn this fall than last year, but soybean…
Officials say soda tax no longer violates food stamp rules
CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County officials say a problem with the newly imposed sweetened beverage tax that jeopardized about…
Feds: Cook County soda tax a threat to food stamp funds
CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is threatening to withhold $87 million in food stamp funds if…
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