The Agriculture Department has temporarily taken over management of the Food for Peace program, which drives demand for U.S. commodities used as international food aid. We spoke with Kansas Sen. Jerry ...

LINCOLN — Minor snow accumulation will continue through Friday morning in Central Illinois, but wind chills and temperatures are predicted to fall below freezing this Saturday.

In the spring of 1859, Chicago businessman George Pullman visited the railroad shops on Bloomington’s west side in order to build a prototype sleeping car, an ambitious venture that eventually gave ...