Cook County soda tax could cost Illinois $87 million in federal food stamp funding

By John Kristof

08/10/2017

Certain provisions of Cook County’s penny-per-ounce soda tax could cost Illinois more than $86 million in federal administrative funding.

TAGS: Chicago, Cook County, food stamps, SNAP, soda tax, Toni Preckwinkle

Cook County soda tax exempts food stamp purchases

By Chris Lentino

08/03/2017

While supporters of the tax claim success in the fight against obesity, the law exempts a vulnerable segment of the population.

TAGS: Chicago, food stamps, SNAP, soda tax

1.8 million Illinoisans are dependent on food stamps

By Brendan Bakala

05/30/2017

March 2017 saw 15,000 more Illinoisans on food stamps than March 2016, while the number of Indiana SNAP recipients dropped from March 2016 to March 2017.

TAGS: food stamps, Indiana, jobs, SNAP, unemployment

2 million Illinoisans struggle to put food on their tables

By Madelyn Harwood

12/25/2016

Recent data from the Illinois Department of Human Services show nearly 2 million Illinois residents need government assistance to put food on the table this holiday season, as the state continues to hemorrhage manufacturing jobs and other blue-collar opportunities. Each year’s end is a time for reflection.

TAGS: food stamps, jobs, SNAP

Illinois waives food-stamp work requirements for able-bodied adults, eating up funds for truly needy

11/10/2016

Illinois is one of only eight states that do not enforce food-stamp work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents. But reinstating work requirements would benefit Illinois food-stamp enrollees as well as state and local economies.

TAGS: food stamps, jobs, SNAP, unemployment, welfare

Food-stamp enrollment outpaces population growth in Illinois

10/25/2016

Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has increased more than six times the rate population has grown over the last five years.

TAGS: food stamps, SNAP, unemployment

Food-stamp fraud and prevalence signs of a struggling state

By Austin Berg

08/25/2016

More than 1 in 5 Illinois households rely on food stamps to make ends meet.

TAGS: corruption, food stamps, jobs, SNAP, unemployment, welfare

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

Illinois is now the biggest food-stamp user in the Midwest

By Michael Lucci

07/13/2015

Many of the reforms that were so effective in Michigan are included in Gov. Bruce Rauner’s legislative agenda for Illinois.

TAGS: manufacturing, SNAP

Food-stamp enrollment in Illinois outpaces job creation by nearly 2-to-1

By Michael Lucci

09/16/2014

Illinois’ sluggish jobs recovery is coming at a tremendous cost. For every post-recession job created in Illinois, nearly two people have enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps. In the recession era, the number of Illinoisans dependent on food stamps has risen by 745,000. Without adequate job creation in the...

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Cook County soda tax could cost Illinois $87 million in federal food stamp funding

Cook County soda tax exempts food stamp purchases

1.8 million Illinoisans are dependent on food stamps

2 million Illinoisans struggle to put food on their tables

Illinois waives food-stamp work requirements for able-bodied adults, eating up funds for truly needy

Food-stamp enrollment outpaces population growth in Illinois

Food-stamp fraud and prevalence signs of a struggling state

Food-stamp enrollment still outpaces job creation in Illinois

Illinois is now the biggest food-stamp user in the Midwest

Food-stamp enrollment in Illinois outpaces job creation by nearly 2-to-1

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