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Local elementary schools benefit from Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom

2015-05-11 15:55:02| Agriculture - Topix.net

The Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom program and the IAA Foundation, along with the Illinois Farm Bureau have released the names of the 2015 Container Garden Grant Winners.

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Illinois environmental agency concerned with rail fuel spill

2015-05-09 19:08:25| Railroads - Topix.net

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency says Union Pacific Railroad has failed to properly clean up diesel fuel that leaked from one of its trains and is continuing to pollute the Salt Fork River in eastern Illinois. The agency on Friday asked the state's attorney general to compel the railroad to do more to mitigate the May 2 spill near the village of Sidney in Champaign County.

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Northern Illinois Food Bank recognized with sustainability award

2015-05-09 02:33:56| Food - Topix.net

Phil Lempert, left, emcee of the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards Program, presents an award for Outstanding Achievement in Community Partnerships to Northern Illinois Food Bank's Steve Ericson and Amy Wahl and Prairie Farms Dairy's Matt McClelland on Thursday, May 7 in Washington D.C. Northern Illinois Food Bank and Prairie Farms Dairy have been recognized with a 2015 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award for Outstanding Achievement in Community Partnerships -- Honorable Mention.

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Denver dog missing for 4 years back home from Illinois

2015-05-08 03:44:48| Airlines - Topix.net

Kelly Booker, left, shows his 10-year-old son, Azzah, right, Lilly the Shih Tzu at the United Airlines cargo terminal Thursday, May 7, 2015, in Denver. Lilly, who disappeared nearly four years ago on July 4, 2011, from her owner's home in west Denver, was found wandering the streets of the Chicago suburb of Elgin, Ill., and nursed back to health.

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