The Illinois Farm Bureau continues to have great success with the “Adopt-A-Legislator” program. It pairs county farm bureaus with legislators from the Chicagoland area says Illinois Farm Bureau’s Mark Gebhards.
The program was created in 2001.
Locally, the Mercer County Farm Bureau participates in the program. Their adopted legislator is State Senator Laura Murphy from Des Plaines. Earlier this month, a Mercer County contingent delivered sweet corn to Murphy’s district, which then was shared with local food pantries.