Illinois Crushes Akron 42-3 In Home Opener
In his Illinois debut on Saturday, quarterback Brandon Peters showed more than 30,000 Illini fans that he can pass and run and do both pretty well.
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Despite Federal, State Efforts, Dicamba Complaints Continue
Since 2017, farmers have sprayed an increasing amount of the weed killer, called dicamba, on soybean and cotton crops genetically engineered by agribusiness company Monsanto to withstand being sprayed by the herbicide. But each year, dicamba has drifted off-target and damaged millions of acres of non-resistant soybeans, specialty crops and other plants.
Shimkus Says He Won’t Seek Reelection To Congress
Illinois Republican John Shimkus, who was first elected to Congress in 1996, announced Friday that his current term will be his last.
U.S. Mainland Braces As Hurricane Dorian Intensifies Over The Atlantic
The southern United States and the Bahamas are bracing for Hurricane Dorian as it slowly churns across the Atlantic and is expected to become a dangerous, Category 4 storm as it makes landfall in the days ahead.
Illinois Issues: Minority Companies Get Fewer Loans Than White Peers — Is That Racism?
A recent report illustrates just how much harder it is for people who aren’t white to get small-business loans.