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Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen calls Trump administration plans to zero out home heating and cooling help for "very low-income" people "cruel."
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After wrapping up her volunteer shift at a food pantry last spring, Carolina Torres stopped by the store to buy tortillas, chorizo, eggs and avocados to make dinner for her family.
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The end of expanded federal nutrition benefits come at a time when central Illinois food banks already were struggling to ensure everyone is fed.
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Food banks are preparing for an increased demand as benefits from the SNAP food aid program return to pre-pandemic levels.
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Illinois is joining a multistate lawsuit over proposed Trump administration rules on food stamps that could cause hundreds of thousands of Americans to…
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Normal Mayor Chris Koos is among more than 250 mayors who are standing up against the Trump administration’s plans to cut 3.1 million people from the…
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Congress was unable to pass a new farm bill before the 2014 version expired at midnight on Sunday.A joint conference committee was called in August after…
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The House version of a new farm bill would impose tough new work requirements on recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),…