I would like to follow up on a newspaper article (part of it is appended) on a dispute between an ancestor and the Illinois Department of Agriculture. There was a lawsuit involved, and I am also chasing the court records, but I called the Dept of Agriculture in Springfield to ask for their records of this incident and was told that they retain records for only 6 - 10 years. Hmm. I'm not sure I believe it. Does anyone have experience trying to get records from the Department of Agriculture? Or maybe the State Archives would have it? Thanks Jerry Kattke [email protected] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep 1948: LIVE STOCK TRADER HEAD DEFENDS “TIPS” FOR DEALER SERVICE Suspension of 30 Chicago hog dealers for periods of 10 to 30 days by the department of agriculture is a “matter between the department and the individual registrant,” Leo R. Miller, president of the Chicago Live Stock Traders Exchange, said yesterday. The exchange represents 340 dealers and order buyers. The suspension was ordered under authority of the packers and stock yards act by the department, which charged the dealers with falsifying financial reports and paying “thousands” of dollars in bribes for “preferred” services at the stock yards. <snip>