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Introduced
02/13/2026
02/13/2026
In Committee
02/17/2026
02/17/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
States that the shared challenges and shared interests of disproportionately impacted urban communities and rural communities need to be addressed to develop and strengthen urban-rural partnerships and education to advance food systems, agriculture, and equitable economic development across Illinois. Urges State agencies, local governments, educational institutions, community-based organizations, farmers, workers, and small businesses to pursue new and expanded urban-rural partnerships that connect disproportionately impacted urban communities and rural communities through equitable food systems, workforce development, and local economic investment. Encourages education, outreach, and technical-assistance initiatives that promote agricultural literacy, food-system careers, entrepreneurship, and cross-regional understanding, with particular attention to disproportionately impacted urban communities and historically underserved rural areas. Supports policy frameworks that strengthen local and regional food infrastructure, protect farmland, expand urban agriculture in disproportionately impacted urban communities, improve market access, and address food-access gaps in both urban and rural communities. Urges policymakers at all levels to reject false divisions between urban and rural Illinois and instead pursue inclusive, data-driven, and community-informed solutions that recognize collaboration and partnership as essential to the State's food security, economic resilience, and shared prosperity.
AI Summary
This resolution acknowledges that certain urban communities, referred to as "disproportionately impacted urban communities" because they have faced historical disinvestment and exclusion, share many of the same challenges as rural communities in Illinois, such as limited access to healthy food, inadequate infrastructure, and economic difficulties. It urges various entities, including state agencies, local governments, educational institutions, community groups, farmers, workers, and small businesses, to create and expand partnerships between these urban and rural areas. These partnerships aim to improve food systems, support workforce development, and encourage local economic investment. The resolution also promotes educational initiatives to increase understanding of agriculture and food systems, encourages policies that strengthen local food infrastructure, protect farmland, support urban farming, improve market access, and address food access issues in both urban and rural areas, and calls on policymakers to foster collaboration rather than division for the overall food security and economic well-being of Illinois.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to Rules Committee (on 02/17/2026)
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