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Marianne May poses at one of Frank May’s silos in Johnsburg, Illinois, on April 25, 2026. This one is particularly special to Marianne; her grandfather constructed it as an adult on the homestead he grew up on. Across the street, a matching silo stands besides Marianne May’s grandmother’s childhood home. Her grandparents were neighbors as kids.

Silos are disappearing from the farm landscape. One woman wants to track them down before they do

For 150 years, silos have been a fixture of the Corn Belt, but efforts to preserve them have been haphazard.

News Around Illinois – Aug. 17, 2020

Illinois Imposes New Metro East COVID-19 Rules After Spike CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced fresh restrictions Sunday for southwestern Illinois after a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. The rules, effective Tuesday, include limiting meetings and social events to the lesser of 25 people or 25% of overall room capacity and closing bars and casinos