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Dining for a cause

Kidzeum of Health and Science is the beneficiary of this popular culinary and country music soirée, held this year on Saturday, Sept. 7, downtown on Adams Street. Dinner service from 5:30-7 p.m. includes savory entrees prepared onsite by the Illinois Pork Producers, mouth-watering sides from Cafe Moxo and delicious desserts provided by Eli’s Cheesecake. Included in […]

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Manure rules

Large livestock farms would have to pay for pollution permits under legislation headed to Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk. The Clean Water Funding Fairness Act, which passed through the Illinois House and Senate on May 22, would force factory farms, commonly referred to as concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), to pay an annual fee for permits […]

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