Illinois Senator Willie Preston has proposed the Food Safety Act for the second time, aiming to ban four potentially harmful chemicals from food products in the state. The bill has gained momentum due ...

If passed, the Illinois Food Safety Act would ban certain additives in candy, soda, and other food items sold and ...

On Monday, the Illinois Department of Agriculture announced the Illinois Grown program to support local farmers and ...

The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced on Monday “Illinois Grown,” a new program that they say is designed to make ...

Farms are growing while providing fresh, local food to underserved communities through the Illinois Equitable Access Towards ...

As critics contend it is setting a dangerous precedent, legislation is advancing through the Illinois General Assembly that ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced $14.7 million in federal grant funding will be used to extend the state’s Local Food Purchase ...

In the past six months, the Food and Drug Administration has moved to ban two of the four substances that Preston’s bill proposes banning in Illinois — brominated vegetable oil and red dye No. 3.

Illinois lawmakers have renewed their push ... Senate Bill 93 includes banning food products containing brominated vegetable oil (BVO), potassium bromate, propylparaben, and red dye No. 3.

For the second legislative session in a row, Sen. Willie Preston, D-Chicago, is pushing to ban several chemicals from Illinois food items. But this time, Preston and his bipartisan backers have ...