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A state insurance fund created to protect Illinois farmers who store grain at failed facilities has seen its first claims in years. Illinois Department of…
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The Illinois Department of Agriculture is surveying Illinois State Fair attendees about what they did and didn't like about the event after attendance…
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Illinois Department of Agriculture officials say they're temporarily closing the Coliseum at the state fairgrounds after engineers discovered structural…
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The Illinois Department of Agriculture is awarding more than $520,000 to projects aimed at strengthening the state's specialty crop industry, from…
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When he announced the creation of a nonprofit foundation designed to help upkeep the state's fairgrounds, Gov. Bruce Rauner indicated it would be "all…
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Transportation officials with the state of Illinois say they'll study flood prevention methods after the Illinois State Fair was swamped this year. Heavy…
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Du Quoin State Fair officials are directing vendors to a program designed to pay those who weren't compensated for their 2015 expenses.Illinois Department…
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State agriculture director Raymond Poe was honored today by his former peers in the General Assembly. The Illinois House passed a resolution recognizing…
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Governor Bruce Rauner appoints a longtime Republican state representative, Raymond Poe, of Springfield, to head the state's agriculture department. Rauner…
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A Springfield farmer who's served in the Illinois House of Representatives for 20 years is Gov. Bruce Rauner's choice for director of the Department of…