RE: Illinois food plots?
Sounds close to Mt. Vernon.
If you' re planning to plant in the spring, get some soil samples and check out the condition of your potential plot. Find out what additives you may need where you intend to plant. Our temp. here is already below freezing, so you need to get them soon or wait for spring thaw. Especially if you need lime as it takes time to work. Run through all of these posts, and take notes. Ther' s a lot of info here and a lot of websites for more info that a lot of the posters have found to help. And some of these guys have been at it for years. Good Luck.
Russ