Illinois farmer fined $250,000 after pesticide drift targeted children at school fundraiser

Illinois farmer fined $250,000 after pesticide drift targeted children at school fundraiser

A central Illinois school fundraiser was followed by an alarming instruction to parents: "Showers for All Tonight." The warning came after pesticide drift from a nearby farm exposed more than 200 children and staff. Here's what to know According to the Chicago Tribune, families at an outdoor jump-rope fundraiser at Bethel Lutheran School in Morton said a chemical smell moved across the parking lot from soybean fields being sprayed across the str…