"All that maritime influence and cool breeze off the Bay – the fog – allows us to capture really vivid energy in the wines."

Republican gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Darren Bailey found himself in hot water last week after the campaign of Gov. JB Pritzker found a 2017 video of Bailey comparing the loss of life to abortion to the Holocaust.

Scott Reeder writes about an incident where a giant inflatable rat on a picket line was attacked with a knife.

Unfortunately, human activities, such as extensive pesticide applications and habitat loss, are the primary reason for these sharp declines. Yet we can help our bee populations here in DeKalb.

During a July trip to Savannah, Georgia, the Illinois Farm Bureau Board of Directors toured shipping terminals in the third busiest port in the country to learn more about major barriers affecting the transportation sector.

Scott Reeder: If they far-right candidates win, Democrats like JB Pritzker and Nancy Pelosi, who donated to their campaigns, deserve the blame.

Guest column from local law enforcement agencies

If you are wondering what you can plant now (late July and early August), you will be surprised! But don’t wait too much longer as the days are getting shorter.

Opinion: If this race for Illinois governor continues to devolve or isn’t competitive, none of us will be better for it.