Cattle market vulnerable amid tight supplies
By RHIANNON BRANCH FarmWeek Volatility in the cattle market continues as the U.S. struggles to rebuild a historically small herd. USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report was not released Oct. 24 due to the government shutdown, but traders expected trends of the past few months to remain. “I think everybody expects on-feed numbers to…
Read MoreCircuit Clerk Partick McRae announces employee honored for outstanding pro bono work
Circuit Clerk Patrick McRae announced a deputy clerk recently received recognition for outstanding pro bono work. McRae said in recognition for her outstanding work on expungements, Deputy Clerk Sarah Wallace earned the Judge Barbara Crowder Pro Bono Champion Award. He said Associate Judge Maureen Schuette and Law Librarian Angela Wille nominated Wallace for her dedication…
Read MoreLow river levels disrupt harvest logistics
By TAMMIE SLOUP FarmWeek While the upper Mississippi River’s lock and dam system is keeping navigation efficient, low river levels on the lower Mississippi for the fourth consecutive year are threatening U.S. grain exports. During the past couple months, drought has built up across both the Ohio and lower Mississippi river basins, with historic…
Read MoreUnited impact: American Red Cross of South and West Central Illinois
The American Red Cross of South and West Central Illinois serves 1,059,746 people in 33 counties in Illinois including Adams, Bond, Brown, Cass, Christian, Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Jefferson, Macon, Macoupin, Marion, McDonough, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Perry, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Washington, and Williamson. Missouri Counties: Clark, Lewis, Marion, and…
Read MoreLawsuit alleges ICE detainees denied access to counsel while held in ‘inhumane’ conditions
7th Circuit rules judge overstepped in ordering Bovino into court for daily check-ins By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois Article Summary A lawsuit alleges the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview is a “black box” where detainees are denied access to counsel while held in squalid, overcrowded cells.…
Read More‘They are literally targeting people.’ ICE comes to southern Illinois
Man detained at Spanish-speaking traffic court in Clinton County is a first in the area By BETH HUNDSDORFER and Illinois Answers Project, Capitol News Illinois Article Summary A man who is undocumented was detained inside the Clinton County Courthouse in Carlyle as he arrived for a Spanish-language traffic docket. Immigration arrests in and around county…
Read MoreLawmakers approve $1.5B transit funding package without statewide tax increases
Funding for downstate transit agencies decreases from previous plan By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois Article Summary A new transit funding bill passed Thursday night raises $1.5 billion for public transportation agencies, mostly in the Chicago area. The proposal calls for diverting sales tax revenue from motor fuel purchases to public transportation operational expenses and…
Read MoreIllinois lawmakers approve ban on civil immigration arrests in state courthouses
After weeks of criticizing federal immigration raids, state lawmakers took legislative action By BRENDEN MOORE Capitol News Illinois Article Summary State lawmakers worked behind the scenes for weeks to craft a package to respond to the federal immigration campaign known as “Operation Midway Blitz.” Civil immigration arrests would be barred inside state courthouses and within…
Read MoreLawmakers OK sweeping energy reform package that governor pledges to sign
Bill incentivizes energy storage, lifts nuclear moratorium, gives regulators new powers By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois Article Summary An energy policy package incentivizing battery storage passed the General Assembly with only Democratic support and will likely become law, as Gov. JB Pritzker pledged to sign it. The bill creates a new funding mechanism for…
Read MorePritzker warns immigration crackdown becoming ‘wider and more intense’
Governor says masked agents are targeting families, not ‘the worst of the worst’ By BRENDEN MOORE Capitol News Illinois Article Summary JB Pritzker argued the Trump administration’s claim that federal immigration officers are targeting the “worst of the worst” criminals in the United States without legal authorization does not match what’s happening on the ground…
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