RFD Illinois July 14, 2026

Senator Lindsey Graham’s death and Senator Mitch McConnell’s medical absence complicates the legislative path to passing year-round E15 legislation. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.Hear from fifth generation farmers running an independent grocery store and online food hub in Benson, Illinois in a clip from this week's episode of the Taking Stalk podcast.USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey checks in from DC to take a look at the week's forecast here in Illinois and talk extreme heat in the Northern United States.Freese Notis Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the early morning forecast.