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Small farms, big results: Richland ag expo to demonstrate possibilities all around us

DECATUR - The staff at Richland Community College wants to showpeople what the possibilities are when it comes to locally producedfood and alternative energy.

NEWS & VIEWS: Welcoming our city cousins

Saturday August 28 was a special day for the Stephenson County Farm Bureau as for the third time we hosted a busload of Chicago visitors for “A Day in the Country,” an event showcasing agriculture and the people behind it. The group included our ‘adopted’ legislator Senator Ed Maloney (D-16), whose district ranges from impoverished south side neighborhoods to the more affluent Palos Hills area ...

'Locavore challenge' starts amid food fight

Thomas Stern is an unabashed locavore, buying everything from beets and basil to lamb and legumes from nearby producers. "Things like salt and oils are a little harder to source," the 23-year-old Evanstonian said at a farmers market recently. "But I'd say that about 80 percent of my food is local." Stern, who cooks at Fraiche in Evanston , said he chooses local foods largely for taste, higher ...

Thomson Ambulance Association

Your Thomson Fire Protection District is made up of an EMS Association and a Fire Association and is funded by your tax dollars, insurance billing, donations, fundraisers and grants.

Lawmaker reaches out to his constituents about 100 times a day

Rep. Timothy Johnson constantly calls those he represents on his cellphone. Critics say the practice takes the Illinois Republican's time away from other House business, but others marvel at his discipline.