“How can farmers run their small business without high-speed internet service? We have internet in rural areas, but it’s not adequate to run today’s technology,” Illinois Department of Agriculture Director John Sullivan during a Friday reception with Kankakee County Farm Bureau. Sullivan has met with internet providers, farm bureau members and others with a vested interest in broadband internet service. To help provide greater service, the general assembly passed a capital bill, Connect Illinois, with $420 million for broadband service across Illinois. (Kankakee Daily Journal)