U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on imports from Mexico carry an outsized risk for farmers in Jacksonville, Illinois, as retaliation by Mexico could prompt corn buyers in that country to turn to rival growers in South America.

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,

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,

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,

The governor’s $55.2 billion budget is based on the December S&P Global forecast that projected stable economic growth and considered some of Trump’s top economic policies, including tariffs and tax cut extensions, would be implemented, Sturm said.