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Solar Eclipse 2024

On April 8, 2024, Illinois will witness a near-total solar eclipse, an event where the moon aligns with the sun, casting Earth into a temporary twilight. In Champaign, viewers will see the sun 97.9% obscured, with the eclipse starting around 12:47 p.m. and peaking at 2:05 p.m.

New facility in Decatur makes animal feed ingredients from insects

A new facility that raises fly larvae for animal feed has opened in Decatur.

Governor J-B Pritzker helped cut the ribbon Thursday for the North American Insect Innovation Center, built by the French biotech company Innovafeed SAS.

The 10,000 square foot facility, with a staff of ten, is the company’s first facility in the Americas. And it is a precursor to a much larger growing and manufacturing plant, with 100 to 300 employees, that Innovafeed plans to build adjacent to the current facility over the next two years.

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