97TH ANNUAL ILLINOIS FFA STATE CONVENTION BEGINS TOMORROW

(BLOOMINGTON) The 97th Annual Illinois FFA State Convention runs tomorrow through Thursday as thousands of statewide FFA members gather at the Bank of Springfield Center. Among those in attendence will be National FFA President Thaddeus Bergschneider, who returns to his home state to deliver the keynote address during tomorrow’s second general session. Current Illinois FFA President Trenton Payne of the Olney FFA Chapter and V-P Brody Will of the Dieterich FFA Chapter will, along with the other State FFA Officers, will lead year’s annual convention in Springfield as hundreds of area FFA members take part.