Food Safety

Brenda Stewart, a farm owner in Pembroke Township, received grant funding through the state. She told Capitol News Illinois she is most worried about the people who depend on her farm and the grant program to eat healthy

The Trump administration has stopped reimbursing Illinois for a program designed to help farmers and supply fresh food to Illinois food banks

For the second legislative session in a row, state Sen. Willie Preston, D-Chicago, is pushing to ban several chemicals from Illinois food items.

The South Suburban Center of the Northern Illinois Food Bank donates its meat and fish waste to Big Run Wolf Ranch, an educational facility in Lockport specializing in North American wildlife.

The Illinois Senate passed a bill Thursday that would ban four food additives that are found in common products including candy, soda and baked goods.

State and federal health officials offer guidance on Thanksgiving food prep, thawing, cooking and leftovers.

Health officials offer guidance on thawing, cooking and leftovers.

The La Salle County Health Department will be sponsoring its 29th annual Food Service Seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 11 at Senica’s Oak Ridge, located at 658 Route 6 in La Salle.

According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, salmonella cases have been identified so far in Chicago as well as Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. Those illnesses were reported between April 25 and May 18.

With the upcoming Memorial Day holiday marking the unofficial start to summer, the Illinois Poison Center is encouraging Illinoisans to take precautions against poison exposures, including foodborne illnesses.

Plainfield-based New Life for Haiti raising money to rebuild kitchen, serve nutritious snacks

Owners of Smokin’ Z BBQ has space available for rent at Cookin’ Z Kitchen