The state’s average total precipitation in 2025 was 31.78 inches, about 9 inches below normal: “It was the top 10 driest year on record in Peoria and Springfield”
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Versatile grass miscanthus new cash crop in Illinois?
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Scientists hope it also will develop new markets, such as renewable natural gas, building materials, and chemicals for household and industrial products
Illinois Christian leaders say, ‘Get the lead out’ of our water
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Church leaders from “Ecumenism Metro Chicago” — including Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Lutheran, Methodist and other faith leaders — appealed to federal and state lawmakers to “make every effort to replace all the lead water pipes in Illinois as quickly as possible.”