By Brenden Moore, Lee Enterprises
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In remarks at an event kicking off the annual lobby day for the state's agriculture industry in the Illinois Capitol, state Sen. Andrew Chesney, R-Freeport, expressed delight in the generally bipartisan nature of legislative initiatives pertaining to farmers.
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