Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY

2 Articles

‘Always a bit on edge.’ How religious leaders are confronting wave of violence

As Jewish people enter synagogues across the country for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar,…

Half of farmers are over retirement age. How many farms are there in Illinois?

More than 95% of farms in the United States are family-owned. Yet, the number of farms has steadily…