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‘A real farm crisis’: Illinois farm bankruptcies rise for 3rd straight yearJun 29, 2026 11:20 am - Family farm bankruptcies surged 46% nationwide in 2025. In the Midwest, filings jumped 70%. In Illinois, they rose 55%. Total farm debt is forecast to hit a record $624.7 billion in 2026, as overhead costs like land rent and interest keep climbing. Farmers bought a record 2.54 million crop insurance policies in 2025. But when the guaranteed revenue floor falls below production costs, farmers lose money on every bushel.
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Supreme Court says Fed’s Cook can keep her job for now, but it upholds other Trump firingsJun 29, 2026 10:35 am - The Supreme Court on Monday dramatically expanded presidential power, upholding President Donald Trump’s firings of the heads of independent federal agencies with one important exception: the Federal Reserve.
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Cocktails-to-go, new state agency among 14 laws taking effect July 1Jun 29, 2026 9:23 am - July 1 marks a second New Year’s Day in Illinois as a new budget takes effect along with more than a dozen new state laws.
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Alexi Lalas drives U.S. soccer fans crazy. He also helped create themJun 29, 2026 9:13 am - I understand that you are probably not going to believe me when I say this, but I swear it’s true: There was a moment when Alexi Lalas was almost cool. I know. I know. If...
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Supreme Court rejects Trump’s push to toss $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse caseJun 29, 2026 8:48 am - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a push by President Donald Trump to throw out a jury’s finding that he sexually abused the writer E. Jean Carroll at a N...
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Europe’s record heat has overwhelmed Paris mortuaries and left families in distressJun 29, 2026 8:28 am - Every few minutes, the mortuary owner's phone rings. Since a record-smashing heat wave started taking lives and storage space for bodies in Paris and beyond, the funeral directors and mourning families calling him mostly have the same question: Do you have room for one more?
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Comcast plans to split into two public companies by spinning off NBCUniversal and SkyJun 29, 2026 8:14 am - Comcast is planning to split itself into two publicly traded companies, one focused on media that would include NBCUniversal and Sky and the other focused on broadband and wireless services.
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Trump says Iran has requested a meeting, but Iranian officials say nothing has been scheduledJun 29, 2026 8:12 am - President Donald Trump said Monday on social media that Iran had requested a meeting with U.S. counterparts, though one of Iran's top negotiators said no further talks had been scheduled after attacks across the Persian Gulf over the weekend challenged negotiations to end the war.
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Ahead of the MLB trade deadline, here’s where the Cubs standJun 29, 2026 7:39 am - MILWAUKEE — The boos still ring out whenever manager Craig Counsell’s name is announced during pregame introductions at American Family Field. The Milwaukee Brewers remai...
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Lauryn Hill honored, Janet Jackson stuns Teyana Taylor and Druski makes history at BET AwardsJun 29, 2026 6:35 am - After watching a 20-minute tribute celebrating her groundbreaking career, Lauryn Hill surprised the BET Awards audience Sunday with an impromptu performance of her 1998 classic “Ex-Factor” after accepting the Living Legend Icon Award before closing the show with “Everything Is Everything.”