China’s top trade negotiator Liu He will travel to the U.S. this week for high-stakes talks as prospects dimmed for maintaining a fragile truce after President Trump threatened to raise … Read More

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is “optimistic” a constitutional amendment moving the state from a flat income tax to a graduated structure will pass the House. Other hot-topic issues this … Read More

Nielsen researchers surveying 20,000 consumers found there may be some disparity between consumers’ perceptions of local food. The survey found that while local foods topped the list of consumers’ priorities … Read More

Monsanto’s expert witness Dr. Robert Phalen took the stand to testify that glyphosate, the key chemical in Roundup, is not easily absorbed by the human body, citing and agreeing with … Read More