Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie recently held the third annual Sweet Corn Day event in Savanna. McCombie created the event to celebrate sweet corn and create a great day of family fun for Northwest Illinois residents. Over a hundred attendees came out to eat corn and enjoy the many festivities.
Sweet Corn Day was suggested by a local constituent and Leader McCombie presented a bill to designate August 1st as Sweet Corn Appreciation Day in Illinois. The legislation was passed in 2022 with unanimous support. This year’s event was the third annual, which has become a great tradition for Leader McCombie and area residents throughout the 89th legislative district.
“Each year this event grows and I am thrilled that our community can keep coming together to celebrate sweet corn,” said McCombie – who is already looking forward to next year’s event on August 1, 2025.
Leader McCombie also extends a special thank you to the sponsors who helped make this year’s Sweet Corn Day happen: Miller Excavating (Ron & Lori Miller-Savanna), City of Savanna, Savanna Fire Department, WCCI, Neumiller Farms (Savanna), Selmi’s Farm Corn (Rock Falls), Meridian, Mike & Jen Sullivan, the Illinois Farm Bureau, and the Illinois Corn Growers Association.