ICL-logo-blk
Facebook X-twitter Instagram Pinterest

October 2026

The October 2026 issues the red engine of a model train. All aboard!

All aboard

  • Feature Stories
  • October 2026

Handcrafted with purpose

  • Feature Stories
  • October 2026

Columns

Hipster male hiker with backpack enjoying sunset on peak of foggy mountain. Tourist traveler on background view mockup. Panoramic
  • Additional Articles
  • October 2026

Discipline today for a brighter tomorrow

a dark silhouette of a praying mantis
  • SnapShots
  • October 2026

Black and white

A side-by-side comparison shows where to apply mesh tape and sealant to close gaps around metal ducts.
  • Energy Solutions
  • October 2026

Get your ducts in a row

New equipment at G. L. Beaumont Lumber Company
  • First Thoughts
  • October 2026

Investing in rural Illinois

Sticky note with the word "password 123456" on a laptop keyboard
  • Powered Up
  • October 2026

Sailboat lemon fire pillow

Justen Hughes and Kelsey Harms, owners of Cafe Amulet in Petersburg
  • Prairie Table
  • October 2026

Amulets and alchemy

Fall Harvest display with pumpkins on the farm.
  • Garden Wise
  • October 2026

Don’t lose your gourd

Finest Cooking

WEB_IMG_9202
  • Finest Cooking
  • October 2026

Pecan Tarts

WEB_IMG_9018
  • Finest Cooking
  • October 2026

Rocky Road Freeze

WEB_IMG_9088
  • Finest Cooking
  • October 2026

Easy Hershey Candy Bar Pie

WEB_IMG_9111
  • Finest Cooking
  • October 2026

Pistachio Dessert

WEB_IMG_9186
  • Finest Cooking
  • October 2026

Pink (or Green) Elephant Dessert

Currents

PAC_
  • Currents
  • October 2026

Celebrating 60 years of grassroots advocacy

WEB_AdobeStock_356426998
  • Currents
  • October 2026

$60,000 up for grabs

President/CEO Don Taylor (right) has retired after 18 years of service at Corn Belt Energy Corporation. Ryan Campbell (left) has been named his successor.
  • Currents
  • October 2026

Leadership transitions for two electric co-ops

WEB_AdobeStock_330682442
  • Currents
  • October 2026

Partial rollback of EPA Power Plant Rule