Federal cuts are hitting Illinois food assistance recipients — and the farmers who feed them
SNAP users under siege from federal cuts can double their purchasing power through Life Match in Illinois.
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Illinois bets on biodiesel: Expanding the market for domestic soybeans
Illinois is a leading market for soybean-based biodiesel.
For young people looking to take over Illinois farms, the costs can be steep
The average age of farmers in Illinois is over 58. High input costs, a hefty estate tax, and an older ...
Key Illinois Democrats at odds with Durbin over shutdown vote — again
Top Illinois Democrats oppose plan to end federal government shutdown and push party leaders to hold out for health care ...
Federal food assistance changes threaten benefits for thousands of Illinoisans
The new federal domestic policy plan requires states to cover more costs for food benefits even as fewer people would ...
Attorney General Raoul joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s termination of federal grants
Democratic state AGs continue litigation campaign to counter Trump administration funding cuts.
Wasted waters: How Southern Illinois is coping with decades of sewage flooding
Cahokia Heights in Southern Illinois has been battling chronic sewer overflows for years with little or no success.
Illinois scrambles to boost locally produced farm products after Trump’s funding freeze
Two bills in the legislature would help small farmers by purchasing food directly from them and allow poultry farmers to ...
Mink farming industry toes the line as Illinois lawmakers consider regulations
A bill that would regulate mink farming is introduced this legislative session. The sponsor says it aims to protect public ...
In remarks to teachers union, Pritzker lashes out at Trump’s education cuts
Mass layoffs at Education Department and plans to dismantle the federal agency prompt verbal assault, more litigation.
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