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Food-stamp rolls still trump payrolls in Illinois

By Michael Lucci

12/21/2015

During its recovery from the Great Recession, Illinois has put seven people on food stamps for every six people added to employment rolls.

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Food-stamp enrollment still outpaces job creation in Illinois

By Michael Lucci

09/28/2015

Illinois’ dismal business climate continues to inhibit jobs growth, especially in manufacturing, as the state put 25 people on food stamps for every factory job created during the recovery from the Great Recession.

TAGS: food stamps, jobs, manufacturing, SNAP, workers compensation

Government workers outnumber manufacturing workers in Illinois

By Michael Lucci

09/13/2015

In the other Great Lakes states, workers are more likely to be able to find a manufacturing opportunity than a government job.

TAGS: food stamps, manufacturing

Illinois’ regional pain points revealed in county data on food-stamp dependency

By Michael Lucci

07/20/2015

Areas of Illinois that are driven by backbone industries such as manufacturing are being hollowed out. That reality is showing up in the form of government dependence.

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Illinois’ economic crisis requires local solutions

By Michael Lucci

01/05/2015

Localities don’t need to wait for Springfield to make the state work again.

TAGS: economy, food stamps, jobs

Slow job creation, record food stamps in November

By Michael Lucci

12/22/2014

Illinois’ jobs crisis has led to a dependency crisis.

TAGS: Chicago, food stamps, jobs

Record 1.05 million Illinois households on food stamps this Thanksgiving

By Michael Lucci

11/30/2014

More and more households becoming dependent on food stamps reveals the true impact of Illinois’ sputtering economy.

TAGS: food stamps, jobs

Illinois food stamps hit 2014 high

By Michael Lucci

10/28/2014

More than one in five Illinois households are dependent on food stamps.

TAGS: food stamps, jobs

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

Illinois students could soon benefit from scholarship money to help them find a tutor, attend ACT or SAT prep sessions, pay tuition, get special education services or assist with other academic needs. That will happen in Illinois only if Gov. J.B. Pritzker lets the state’s schoolchildren benefit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, established...

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