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Singing out for seniors
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Pictured are Kindergarten and first grade students of Wesley School singing at last year’s District 4 Breakfast for Seniors. This year’s event is scheduled for Wednesday, April 13 at 9:30 a.m. at Wesley School, 1111 W. Westwood Trail in Addison. Bus transportation will be provided from Community Park, 130 E. Oak Street, leaving at 9:15 a.m., and returning from Wesley School around 11 a.m. Full story inside.
Cullerton: We need to invest in ‘agribusiness’ to grow economy Brings Farmer Bureau members to Addison for taste of suburbs By Dee Longfellow For The Independent
Statistics indicate that Illinois’ 74,300 farms cover nearly 27 million acres, or about 75 percent of the state’s total land area, a fact State Senator Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park) has come to appreciate and support in what he calls “agribusiness.”
As a participant in the Illinois Farm Bureau’s Adopt-A-Legislator program, Senator Cullerton was “adopted” by Montgomery County Farm Bureau, which he has been visiting ever since he was sworn into office in 2013 in an effort to learn more about the importance of agriculture and the needs of
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Illinois farmers. “Agribusiness is vital to our economy,” Cullerton said. “The investments we make into agriculture not only help grow our economy but also puts food on our tables.” Created in 2001, the Illinois Farm Bureau Adopt-A-Legislator Program helps build long-
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term relationships between urban state legislators and farmers throughout the state, with a goal of connecting urban legislators and farm bureau members. “[Cullerton] has been really easy to talk to and get to know,” Montgomery County Farm Bureau Board President
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