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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.
The Illinois Liquor Control Commission has launched an online directory and interactive map of breweries, brew pubs, distilleries, and wineries across the state at ilcc.illinois.gov.
A bill to make the Italian beef Illinois’ official state sandwich has passed the IL House.