USDA Secretary Vilsack visited Kankakee County on Monday on trip to talk about farming and positive practices
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited a Kankakee County farm Monday, where he noted that the U.S. has lost about 438,000 farms since 1981. WGEM reports that Vilsack told journalists that USDA has incentivized the market to
U of I and the federal government announce soybean genome sequencing plan
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute have announced a plan to sequence 400 soybean genomes to better understand their diversity. The strains to be studied include wild relatives, and
Twitter influencer sentenced for trying to trick Clinton supporters into voting by text
Matei Brancoveanu/500px/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Douglass Mackey, the social media influencer known as “Ricky Vaughn,” was sentenced Wednesday to seven months in prison for falsely assuring supporters of Hillary Clinton they could cast their vote in the
Capitol Avenue to temporarily close at end of October as part of Springfield’s Rail Improvement Project
The City of Springfield announced early on Wednesday afternoon the temporary closure of Capitol Avenue between 9th and 11th Street at the railroad crossing starting on Monday, October 30. Vehicular traffic will not be allowed to cross
AP: How China’s Belt and Road Initiative is changing after a decade of big projects and big debts
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s Belt and Road Initiative looks to become smaller and greener after a decade of big projects that boosted trade but left big debts and raised environmental concerns. The
Tulsa massacre survivor, residents push to boost Black community's prominence, a century after killings
ABC News (TULSA, Okla.) — More than 100 years after many of Tulsa’s Black residents were killed and their businesses were destroyed by white rioters, the community, including a woman who survived the massacre, is still finding ways
Humanitarian crisis in Gaza an 'unprecedented catastrophe,' UN says
Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An “unprecedented catastrophe” is unfolding for civilians in Gaza, according to the United Nations, which is pleading for Islamic leaders to allow humanitarian efforts into the territory to help those
Rural concerns raised around Illinois’ push for electric vehicles
(The Center Square) – As Gov. J.B. Pritzker continues his push for 1 million electric vehicles on Illinois roads by 2030, some legislators say Pritzker is pushing an unrealistic plan. In July 2022, the Pritzker administration announced
3 children killed in New Orleans house fire allegedly set by their father: Police
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — Three children were killed in a house fire in New Orleans early Wednesday morning that was allegedly set by their father following an apparent domestic dispute, police said. The father — identified
What we know about the deadly blast on the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza
Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the wake of a devastating blast at the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds of people and injured many others, chaos, finger-pointing and massive demonstrations around