May 12, 2003

Busy grooms- and brides-to-be probably think they've considered every possible detail to make their wedding day perfect. There's one thing they may have overlooked.

"Weddings are often uncomfortable occasions for gay and lesbian friends and family. They know their relationships will never be celebrated in the same way, and it hurts," said Ramona Oswald, an expert in family studies at the University of Illinois.

May 12, 2003

URBANA-Most Illinois farmers face a May 31 deadline to submit a "Proof of Claim" in order to receive their share of a $110,000,000 national settlement recently approved by the U.S. District Court in Chicago, said Don Uchtmann, University of Illinois Extension agricultural law specialist.

May 12, 2003 Urbana--The 2003 Illinois Forage Expo will be held on July 1 at the north edge of Macomb. The center of operations will be the Western Illinois University Livestock Center, located one mile west of Route 67 on Tower Road (N1400) at the intersection of Tower Road and Wigwam Hollow. The Forage Expo will focus on both forages for grazing and harvesting systems.

May 13, 2003

URBANA—Prices of corn, soybeans, and wheat will continue to be influenced by a number of factors, but the projection in a May 11 USDA report were generally less bullish than expected, particularly for corn and soybeans, said a University of Illinois Extension marketing specialist.

The comment by Darrel Good came as he reviewed the USDA’s May update of projected U.S. and world crop supplies and consumption.