Rock Elm is State Champion and March Tree of the Month

  Natural Land Institute’s (NLI) Legacy Tree Program is pleased to recognize a Rock Elm (Ulmus thomasii) as the 2026 March Tree of the Month.  It is located in Hononegah Forest Preserve, 80 Hononegah Road, Rockton, IL 61072 – Forest Preserves of Winnebago...

Purchase Protects Beach Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve

  On Tuesday, March 17, 2026, Natural Land Institute (NLI) closed on 149 acres of land surrounding its 4-acre Beach Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve (11500 East Big Mound Road, Davis Junction, IL 61020) in Ogle County. Beach Cemetery Prairie is a dedicated...

Sorensen Fights for Cost Transparency for Illinois Farmers

  On Thursday, March 26, 2026, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) joined a bipartisan group of Lawmakers to introduce the Fertilizer Transparency Act.  [It would] help provide Illinois farmers with more certainty and better information about fertilizer prices. ...

Sorensen Leads Members of Illinois Congressional Delegation

  Editor’s note:  The letter comes ahead of U. S.-China trade talks, between President Trump and President Xi of China.  The men are scheduled to discuss U. S. soybean and agricultural exports.  The letter is endorsed by the Illinois Soybean Association and...

Fair Results and 1st Pedal Pull from August 12 and 13, 2025

  August 12 and 13, 2025, Fair Results are listed:  Junior and Open Textiles; Junior and Open Agriculture Products; Junior and Open Dairy; Junior and Open Hobbies; Junior and Open Swine; Horticulture; Pedal Pull 1.  If a winner’s town is not listed, it is...