Move over, big metallic thing in Chicago's Millennium Park. There's a new bean in the spotlight in Illinois. The state has designated the soybean as Illinois’ official state bean. House Bill ...

(WMBD) — You may know that the northern cardinal is the state bird of Illinois, and the common blue violet is the state flower, but do you know what the state bean is? A recent House bill passed ...

Chicago’s “Cloud Gate” sculpture, also known as the “bean,” at Millennium Park reopened to the public on Sunday after several months of renovation. Chicago Sun-Times photo by Anthony ...

There It Is” is among the six winning names in Chicago’s third annual snowplow ... Bozo the Plown Lollaplowlooza My Kind of Plow Snower Wacker Bean There, Plowed That. Thousands of residents ...

the Illinois Legislature passed HB 4439 which designates the soybean as Illinois' official state bean. "HB 4439 recognizes the importance of soybeans to the state's economy and agricultural heritage.