Golden hues sweep across the farm as the food-grade soybeans reach maturity. (Photo courtesy United Soybean Board) More local infrastructure urgently needed for Illinois’ own crops, especially soybeans, to make it from farm to table byTara SunandMedill Illinois News Bureau May 25, 2026 in Agriculture, Government Read Original Article CHICAGO — Inside a factory on Chicago’s North Side, the smell of simmering soybeans drifts through the air. On a typical day, “I use about 4,00

People talk during the grand opening of the majority-Black-owned Ivy Hall Dispensary on Nov. 14, 2022, in Chicago. Ivy Hall is the state’s first operating social equity cannabis dispensary. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune) Read Original Article By Sonya M. Harper | Special to the Tribune PUBLISHED: April 20, 2026 at 5:00 AM CDT Illinois promised the nation a model for equitable cannabis legalization. The market is thriving, but the equity promise remains unfinished. When the

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