A past president of the Illinois Pork Producers Association says there’s surprising optimism amongst Mexican end users even as tariffs ratchet up between the two countries. Cherly Walsh is in Monterrey,

Illinois residents can expect to pay more for groceries and gas soon after Trump imposed a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and doubled the tariff on Chinese products to 20% Tuesday. A tariff is a tax on food,

President Donald Trump has followed through on a campaign pledge to impose significant tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.

Gov. JB Pritzker and both of Illinois' U.S. senators are expressing alarm about how the state's economy will be affected by new tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China. Pritzker, who christened the tariffs "Trump's Tax on Working Families,

March 4, 2025 With Trump's tariffs, Illinois farmers worry about losing corn sales to Mexico U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on imports from Mexico carry an outsized risk for farmers in ...