Illinois Department on Aging and Illinois Department of Human Services jointly administer program offering income-eligible older adults assistance  By Tribune Staff • With farmers market season underway across Illinois, low-income older adults may be able to get help buying fresh, local produce. The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), administered jointly by the Illinois Department…

By Tribune Staff • A federal district judge sentenced a Carbondale store owner to 46 months’ imprisonment after he admitted to fraudulently acquiring Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP) benefits he and his store were not entitled to receive. Dean A. Amley, 61, pleaded guilty in March 2025 to one count for Conspiracy to Commit Food…

By Lois Yoksoulian Physical Sciences and Media Editor at U of I CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Engineers have developed a new way to pull carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere using a process similar to charging and discharging a battery — an advance that could help address the planet’s excess CO2 problem. A new collaborative study…

By Tribune Staff • The Concrete Canoe Design Team at Missouri University of Science and Technology placed second at their first trip to the American Society of Civil Engineers Civil Engineering Student Championship, held June 25-27 in Fairmont, West Virginia. The team competed against 25 other teams from across the U.S., as well as teams…