Corn

A firefighter was injured Sunday afternoon by farm equipment while responding to a 2.5-acre field fire about 3 miles south of Interstate 88 in rural Lee County.

A lot of people can say they have roots in Rock Falls, but not all of them can say they’ve turned them into a thriving business that’s been part of the local landscape for generations.

This year’s Grundy County Corn Festival is again taking place over five days, beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 25, and running through Sunday, Sept. 29.

Farmers should brace for even tighter margins and implement applicable risk management practices based on the latest crop price estimates from the University of Illinois farmdoc team.

Fresh sweet corn is back in stock at DeKalb County farm stands, and while most Midwesterners know there’s many of ways to prepare corn, a farm stand worker in DeKalb said sometimes the cobs are so good she’ll eat it raw. Here are some places to get sweet corn in DeKalb County:

St. Charles Park District will host Fourth of July festivities with firework viewing, food trucks and more at multiple parks.

The annual Rotary Corn Boil took off Monday, July 24, 2023 at the Sterling Market Place. Sterling Noon and Rock Falls Rotary teamed up to offer sweet corn and a BBQ pork chop lunch as part of their fundraising efforts.

The events that took place south of Peoria in the 1800s were quite remarkable and had a significant impact on production agriculture that are still felt today.

If you can still easily look across entire cornfields because the plants are so short, you’re not alone.

"It's a DeKalb tradition": The 43rd annual Corn Fest will be held this weekend in downtown DeKalb on Lincoln Highway between First and Fourth streets. Here's what to expect: