tariffs
Business
4 months ago
Expert says ‘consumers are stuck’ with tariffs, small businesses feeling the pinch

While most local businesses are not engaging in large-scale international trade, they do still have to buy supplies, which often come from other countries.

Entertainment
4 months ago
The 2025 Illinois and Du Quoin State Fair welcomed over a million visitors

Springfield saw 723,079 fair goers and The Du Quoin State Fair saw 282,204 attendees!!

Farmer working in corn field during cold weather
Local
4 months ago
Drivers urged to slow down and stay alert during harvest

Drivers can expect to see more farm equipment traveling between the fields in the weeks ahead.

FILE - McDonald's restaurant signs are shown in in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Agriculture
4 months ago
McDonald’s plans $200 million investment to promote regenerative practices on US cattle ranches

The Chicago burger giant said the investment was its largest to date in support of regenerative agriculture in the U.S.

The World Clydesdale Show will come to Springfield October 1-5.
Local
4 months ago
‘World Clydesdale Show’ to be at State Fairgrounds in October

“The WCS is a celebration of one of the most iconic and beloved horse breeds on the planet,” said a news release.

Grain bin
Local
4 months ago
Man rescued from grain bin in Nokomis

“Relief cuts” in the grain bin and the moving around of grain helped to rescue the man.

Agriculture
5 months ago
$2B investment for Tuscola ammonia plant

Cronus Chemicals will build huge fertilizer plant.

Farm Progress Show in Decagtur
Agriculture
5 months ago
Farm Progress Show celebrating 20 years of Progress City

“Decatur is in the middle of what we call the three I-s: Indiana, Illinois and Iowa,” said Rick Wild, the On-site Operations Manager for the show.

Tractors on display at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur.
Agriculture
5 months ago
Farm Progress Show takes over Decatur this week

Everything from tractors and seed, to NASCAR drivers and politicians, will be at the Farm Progress Show.

The round-leaved sundew plant in Illinois is listed as "threatened."
Agriculture
5 months ago
Research: IL has more than 300 “threatened, endangered” plant species

Environment stands to miss out on nutrient cycling, pollination.

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