Illinois

The Natural Resources Conservation Service lost nearly a quarter of its staff nationwide in 2025. Many were local experts that help farmers with soil and water conservation efforts.

“I didn't fall in love with the house when I walked in,” said Ashley Pincenti, a first-time homeowner in Bartlett, Illinois. “I had signs telling me: ‘This is your house.’”

What we can learn about how fraud happens and how can cities guard against it.

A new law will enable entrepreneurs to make direct sales and deliveries of bread, cake and other homemade products across the state.

“It’s a pretty tumultuous time,” said Brian Duncan, vice president of the Illinois Farm Bureau. “We’re trying to hang on to some profits.”

“That money is essentially spoken for,” Susana Mendoza says of the $7.5 billion coming to the state from the American Rescue Plan.

COVID-19 killed demand for many farm products. But with vaccine rollouts and consumers venturing out again, will that turn around?

Some businesses owners struggling with COVID-19 restrictions asked for the pay hike to be delayed.

A new law requires greater disclosure when companies use artificial intelligence technology to sift through job candidates.

We take a look at four cities whose fates are linked to Chrysler and GM.