The U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies is one of twelve subcommittees of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. It was formerly known as the Subcommittee on Agriculture Rural Development, and Related Services, but was renamed in 2007 to more accurately reflect the programs under its jurisdication, and to more closely align the subcommittee with its counterpart on the House Appropriations Committee.

A biofuel startup in Illinois can make ethanol from just about anything organic for less than $1 per gallon, and it wouldn't interfere with food supplies, company officials said.

Real estate developer and fast-food magnate Antoin "Tony" Rezko spent years pouring thousands of dollars in campaign contributions into Barack Obama's climb from the Illinois legislature to Capitol Hill — and helped him raise tens of thousands more.

A biofuel startup in Illinois can make ethanol from just about anything organic for less than $1 per gallon, and it wouldn't interfere with food supplies, company officials said.

The four plaintiffs in the lawsuit are the American Beverage Association,Illinois Retail Merchants Association, Illinois Food Retailers Association andthe International Bottled Water Association. The suit was filed in CircuitCourt of Cook County

Hungry shoppers at the Gurnee Mills outlet mall can now get a name-brand lunch at a bargain-basement price, thanks to the Monday opening of McDonald's first "Not Quite Perfect" outlet store, offering imperfect and irregular items from the fast-food giant's menu.