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Delay for Chandler Park Agreement The Macomb Park District is delaying approval of an agreement that would turn over control of Chandler Park to the city.
Blagojevich Wants Emergency Budget Act Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich says he will ask lawmakers to pass an Emergency Budget Act. The measure would allow him cut spending by up to 8% in agencies that are not normally under his control.
Keokuk Man Faces Additional Charges A Keokuk man is facing more charges in connection with the alleged theft of nearly $250,000 from three local organizations.
Checking The Plumbing CSC President In Running For Job In New York American Red Cross' National Disaster Relief Fund Low
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Local Foods: A Growing Trend - Part 1 Let's face it, we all have to eat. We want to eat good food and we want to eat safe food. But unless you have time to raise your own food, there's no better way to guarantee taste and safety than by getting it from local producers. It's something more and more people are doing. The first story in a four-part series "Local Foods: A Growing Trend" takes a look at Community Supported Agriculture.
Local Foods: A Growing Trend - Part 2 More and more people are becoming interested in local foods. That's causing businesses to take notice. More restaurants are offering local foods. Grocery stores, including regional and national chains, are also jumping on the bandwagon. Part 2 of the series "Local Foods: A Growing Trend" takes a look at how businesses are responding to the demand for local foods.
Local Foods: A Growing Trend - Part 3 Tomatoes, cucumbers and watermelons are all foods that Tri-States residents might think of as locally grown. But there's an even more widely grown local crop used to make millions of products found in households across the country. However, as you'll discover during the third part of the series "Local Foods: A Growing Trend," this crop travels much farther than your average produce before you'll see it at the grocery store.
Local Foods: A Growing Trend - Part 4 Small Towns Battle The Big River
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