The nonprofit said the $200,000 build was covered by the John Deere Foundation, whose employees provided 195 hours of volunteer labor since July 2025. The home will benefit a single mother and her son. There are currently seven other home construction projects underway in Davenport, Moline, and East Moline.
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Milan-based Group O has joined PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, strengthening its commitment to innovation and growth in the packaging and automation industry.
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HB0624, the Home for Good Act, would create statewide reentry housing and support services for people leaving prison. It now moves through the Senate, with a committee decision deadline of Friday, May 17.
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Local communities are bracing for the effect new federal work requirements will have on food security for hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans.
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The legislature is scheduled to adjourn the spring session at the end of May.
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The newly built homes are located within two areas being redeveloped in Des Moines. A buyer has been identified for one of the homes, and applications are open until May 25 for the other two.
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Five Republicans are running to be their party's nominee for governor. The winner of the June primary will face Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand in what's expected to be a very competitive election in the fall. While a U.S. congressman is considered the frontrunner in the primary, the other candidates and voters don't all see it as a done deal.
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Charter school students have more access to classes and services through their home district under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Josh Turek and Zach Wahls are facing a competitive primary as they attempt to flip Republican Joni Ernst's open Senate seat this fall.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing moving the Maize Genetics Cooperation Stock Center and the National Soybean Germplasm Collection from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, where they've both been housed for decades.
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The news of ICE raids has quieted in recent months, but many immigrants are still living with uncertainty. Here is a look at the people and organizations who are working to assist immigrants in their communities throughout the Midwest and Great Plains.
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The cost of doing business in agriculture was already high before the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which spiked fertilizer and fuel prices. Now, making any money this season may require farmers to cut back on certain resources.
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Farm organizations were in different stages of a grant process when the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut dozens of projects to help underserved farmers access land and capital. Agriculture leaders say the termination deals a blow to future farmers.
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