Tag: Charlie Meier

Illinois produces some of the nation’s largest corn and soybean harvests, but family bankruptcy filings keep climbing.

Illinois is a leading market for soybean-based biodiesel.

Illinois grows more soybeans than any other state, but almost none become local food.

Trump’s EPA reverses landmark climate change ruling, giving new life to coal plants.

Conservation workers in the state say lawmakers continue to deprioritize their efforts.

If the ‘chicken bill’ is signed, small poultry farmers would be able to sell their products at farmers’ markets.

Two bills in the legislature would help small farmers by purchasing food directly from them and allow poultry farmers to ...

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Illinois' treatment of people with disabilities, focusing on state-run institutions like Choate.

But some service providers say they’ll be forced to lay off staff without increased state and federal support.

The Illinois Department of Corrections is making plans to downsize—plans that a major public employee union claims have not been ...