Jerry Costello II has some decorating to do in his office.
 
The new director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture still has framed pictures stacked against a wall in his mostly empty corner office in Springfield. You could forgive him, though; he’s been on the job since just last Monday.
 
Among the few things on Costello’s desk are a family portrait and an old dairy cowbell passed down to him through generations.
 
“Agriculture is a passion of mine,” he said Wednesday. “It’s something that’s been a part of my life for as long as I can remember.”
 
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