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Pizza Hut performed worse than average, with U.S. sales down 8.2% last year, Technomic said.
Business report also includes data centers and Vinegar Hill.
Funding is open to food assistance organizations without full-time employees.
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 returns Wednesday with rides, livestock shows, and family entertainment.
A resolution saluting Illinois pork producers passed on the next-to-last day of session.
The Salvation Army partners with first responders because tradition calls for feeding doughnuts to American heroes.
A donut eating contest supporting the Salvation Army is scheduled for Friday, June 5.
“The original way — mustard, chopped onion, chopped pickles, scoop of ground beef … 1-2-3-4 this is what the Maid-Rite is. You made that in all of 15 seconds — I do 15 in a minute,” said Owner Sam Quasi.
More local infrastructure urgently needed for Illinois’ own crops, especially soybeans, to make it from farm to table.