Congerville NewsLocal news for Congerville, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Illinois Style: Bus tour samples alternative foods- October 17, 2007 "We have some of the best cheeses in the world here. You can eat your way around the world with over 300 different cheeses." The bus maneuvered a patchwork of small country roads outside Congerville, past the world's richest corn and soybean fields, past the monoculture of commercial agriculture and on to the alternative voices of ... via Chicago Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/congerville-il/2007/10/illinois-style-bus-tour-samples-alternati... FIRST money flowed through the state- October 9, 2007 Compiled by Mike Riopell - Chronicle Springfield Bureau The Illinois FIRST program gave then-Gov. George Ryan the ability to dole out billions of dollars for projects and programs in every corner of the state. via Daily Chroniclehttp://www.topix.net/city/congerville-il/2007/10/first-money-flowed-through-the-state?from... Corn-husking contests once drew tens of thousands- October 7, 2007 "Most of the talk here is about new corn picking machines" Harvesting corn in a $300,000, eight-row combine is a solitary, highly mechanized business. via Pantagraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/congerville-il/2007/10/corn-husking-contests-once-drew-tens-of-t... |