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Follow the Road “that way” to Nora

July 10, 2008 – 2:15 pm

(Photos by Lauren Williamson)
A small, hand-painted sign along the side of IL-78 points the way to Nora, Ill.
By Lauren Williamson, Medill
“Go up the road that way, then turn this way when you get to the grocery store, and once you make it around the corner, you’ll go between the pickup truck and the bushes. And [...]

By Lauren Williamson | Posted in Politics and The Environment, Uncategorized | Also tagged A.J. Bos, agriculture, Apple River, Apple River Canyon State Park, CAFO, concentrated animal feeding operation, cows, economic development, farms, H.O.M.E.S., Helping Others Maintain Environmental Standards, Illinois, industrial farming, Jo Daviess County, livestock, manure, Nora, rural communities, wildlife | Comments

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