Midwestern United States

Illinoisans rely on food stamps for Christmas dinner

By Dylan Sharkey
12/20/2023
This holiday season, nearly 2 million Illinoisans will rely on federal food assistance. Illinois is eighth in the country for highest reliance on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

TAGS: SNAP

Holiday travel expected to be second-busiest ever

By Dylan Sharkey
12/18/2023
Holiday travel this year is expected to be the second-busiest since AAA started tracking it in 2000. For Illinoisans, it means driving across a state line could avoid the nation’s second-highest gas taxes.

Illinois again seeing one of most-contested elections in 2 decades

By Joe Tabor, Perry Zhao
12/12/2023
Illinois politicians have worked hard to protect incumbent state lawmakers and discourage newcomers. But that is changing for the second election cycle in a row as more Illinoisans work to get into the Illinois General Assembly.