Millions of acres of corn are being planted around the state, and many of those acres will be planted with Bt corn, genetically modified corn that can kill insects that otherwise could have reduced corn yields.

But a University of Illinois scientist is worried that not enough farmers are following environmental guidelines that come with planting such corn.

CHICAGO -- Gov. Pat Quinn announced a statewide humanitarian relief effort Friday, to harness Illinois' technological and agricultural resources to provide supplies for the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

URBANA – Rick Manner, the assistant general manager of the Fox River Water Reclamation District in Elgin, has been hired as executive director of the Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District.

Manner will replace Mike Little, who is retiring on May 27 after 13 years at the sanitary district, including the last seven as its director.

Jeremiah Godby imagines children playing hide-and-seek in the labyrinth of a new hospital garden.

He imagines parents finding relief from the stress of a child's illness and making new friends of other parents facing the same situation.

He imagines doctors and nurses finding a respite there too.