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Farmers frustrated and environmental goals threatened by failure to pass a new farm bill
Since the last farm bill was enacted in 2018, international wars and a pandemic have disrupted supply chains, inflation has skyrocketed and worsening climate change has put a renewed emphasis on conservation practices. Farmers feel left behind and forgotten. Read more here.
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- Service on 4 Metra lines disrupted during Monday morning rush
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Ferrero opens Kinder Bueno production facility in Bloomington
Candy giant Ferrero opened a $214 million Kinder Bueno production facility in downstate Bloomington on Monday, the company said. Read more here.
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- DirecTV will buy rival Dish to create massive pay-TV company after yearslong pursuit
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The Chicago Bears really needed this win. Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on Week 4.
The run game came to life. Play calling was balanced. The pass rush came to play and the highly drafted punter delivered in some big spots. The Chicago Bears got just about everything they could have wanted in terms of complementary football on Sunday and in the end a stingy red zone defense and being plus-two in takeaways was the difference in a 24-18 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Here are 10 thoughts on the Week 4 win. Read more here.
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In appreciation: Musicians and staff remember Performers Music owner Lee Newcomer, who died at 81. He was the last of his kind.
Until his death in late August at 81, Lee Newcomer ran Performers much the same way he did when the store first opened. The main things that changed, if anything, were his picture walls of famous customers: soloists, conductors, Chicago Symphony and Lyric Opera musicians current and former. Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood is known to pop in on swings through town. Read more here.
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- Oasis announces US tour dates including Chicago
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Supplies rushed to communities isolated by Helene as death toll rises to nearly 100
A crisis unfolded in Asheville as officials pledged to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, days after Hurricane Helene ripped across the U.S. Southeast. The death toll from the storm approached 100. Read more here.
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