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Illinois’ two senators are calling on the USDA to rework its massive trade aid program to fix what they see as inequities and a lack of transparency...

Forget “knee high by the 4th of July.” Thanks to a combination of rain and high temperatures, corn is tasseling, or silking, much earlier than usual in…

The Congressional Bi-Partisan Heroin Task Force laid out its 2018 agenda aimed at battling drug addiction.The task force’s 16 priority bills address a…

More than 40 schools, churches and community centers in Winnebago and Boone counties are offering free meals to people up to age 18.It’s part of a…

Free meals are available this summer for kids who receive free or reduced-price meals during the school year.The Northern Illinois Food Bank will offer…

The familiar orange and black monarch butterfly has become a much rarer sight over the past few decades. There’s a growing movement to restore the habitat…

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says a new international trade partnership will help farmers and ranchers in Illinois. That’s if it gains congressional…

The USDA is providing more than $630,000 to help strengthen the specialty crop industry in Illinois. The state also is the largest grower of pumpkins in…