Farmers told an Illinois House committee that they’re being hurt by funding freezes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Illinois farmers, saying they face ‘so many challenges as it is,’ criticize USDA funding freezes
Day: March 11, 2025
Colson Montgomery ‘looks like a big-leaguer’ — but Chicago White Sox prospect will start the season in minors
Colson Montgomery’s development will continue in the minors after the Chicago White Sox optioned their 2021 first-round pick to Triple-A Charlotte.
Girls basketball: Todd finishes four years of winning big and standout play by leading Fremd to second place at state
During the COVID-19 year, Ella Todd was still playing basketball.
A record year for solar in Illinois, and nationwide: ‘Customers want it’
Solar accounted for 66% of all new electricity generating capacity added to the U.S. grid in 2024, outpacing wind and natural gas.
57 years in prison for man who shot someone at Aurora gas station
A man who shot his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend at an Aurora gasoline station has been sentenced to 57 years in prison for attempted murder, battery and armed violence
‘Heartbeat’ of downtown or ‘missed opportunity?’ Mount Prospect candidates discuss Chase building’s future
What should become of the vacant former Chase Bank building in Mount Prospect has become an important campaign issue in the race for three village board seats.
Education Department plans to lay off 1,300 employees as Trump vows to wind the agency down
The Education Department plans to lay off over 1,300 of its more than 4,000 employees as part of a reorganization that’s seen as a prelude to President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency.
US agency that monitors weather will cut another 1,000 jobs, AP sources say
The Trump administration is starting another round of job cuts — this one more than 1,000 — at the nation’s weather, ocean and fisheries agency, four people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press.
Payasos y músicos llevan la alegría del Carnaval a niños enfermos en un hospital de Río
Por ELÉONORE HUGHES y DIARLEI RODRIGUES RÍO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Payasos con narices rojas y tutús llevaron la alegría del Carnaval a niños enfermos en un hospital de Río de Janeiro el martes, trayendo las festividades exuberantes que normalmente se encuentran en las calles directamente a los jóvenes pacientes y sus cuidadores. Las fiestas […]
Guatemala: hijo de periodista preso denuncia presiones para mantenerlo encarcelado
Por SONIA PÉREZ D. CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA (AP) — El hijo del periodista guatemalteco José Rubén Zamora denunció el martes que existe una colusión de miembros del sistema de justicia para mantener en prisión a su padre, luego de que en la víspera un juez denunció amenazas y resolvió revocar las medidas sustitutivas de prisión […]