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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
National
3 days ago
Dozens of states could face new costs because of high error rates in SNAP food aid

Other jurisdictions receiving a one-year, cost-share delay are Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon and the District of Columbia.

A scene at the station where SNAP users can swipe their EBT card for Link Match vouchers at the Logan Square Farmers Market in Chicago (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Molly A. Wallace)
IL State News
1 week ago
Federal cuts are hitting Illinois food assistance recipients — and the farmers who feed them

Changes to SNAP eligibility are cutting benefits for hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents and hurting small farmers who support them.

Incobrasa Industries in Gilman, Illinois, is expecting to open its new processing facilities on June 17. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Naomi Taxay)
Agriculture
2 weeks ago
Illinois bets on biodiesel: Expanding the market for domestic soybeans

A year fraught with trade wars and global oil shocks is testing whether Illinois’ long-running investment in biodiesel is paying off.

Cochliomyia hominivorax, the New World screw-worm fly, or screw-worm for short, is a species of parasitic fly that is well known for the way in which its larvae (maggots) eat the living tissue.
Agriculture
3 weeks ago
New World Screwworm raises concerns for livestock producers, but not food safety

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has implemented several measures to combat the screwworm, including quarantines and increased monitoring in affected areas. When a confirmed case is identified, officials establish a containment zone and intensify eradication efforts.

Sangamon County Fair
Local
3 weeks ago
Sangamon County Fair returns Wednesday

Sangamon County Fair returns Wednesday with rides, livestock shows, and family entertainment.

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at an event at the Illinois AFL-CIO in Springfield on Aug. 14, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
1 month ago
Pritzker says suspension of state gas tax possible, blames Trump for having to consider it

“We have enough (money in our road fund) here so that we could make some sort of pause,” said Pritzker. 

Golden hues sweep across the farm as the food-grade soybeans reach maturity. (Photo courtesy United Soybean Board)
Agriculture
1 month ago
Illinois grows millions of bushels of soybeans. Why aren’t we eating them?

More local infrastructure urgently needed for Illinois’ own crops, especially soybeans, to make it from farm to table.

Ziggy Marley will perform at the Illinois State Fair.
Local
1 month ago
Ziggy Marley to headline Illinois State Fair Grandstand August 18

Grammy-winning reggae artist brings decades of music, positivity, and humanitarian work to Springfield.

Springfield resident Bob Croteau, in blue, stands near Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-Springfield) at a news conference at the AFL-CIO headquarters in downtown Springfield Aug. 21, 2025. Crouteau was one of a number of AFSCME union members who surrounded the Congresswoman.
Local
1 month ago
House passes year-round E15 fuel bill with Budzinski as Democratic lead

The House passed legislation allowing year-round E15 ethanol fuel sales nationwide, with Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski serving as a Democratic lead on the bipartisan bill.

Grocery shopping with a wallet
Local
1 month ago
Central Illinois shoppers feeling the pinch of rising costs

“There’s no way around it, and it just seems like it’s just going up and up and up,” Garecht said.

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