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The Neighborhood Market in Rockford.
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A food bank in Rockford is seeing longer lines, federal workers at its Neighborhood Market
Jess Savage
In the midst of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, SNAP benefits are being used as political leverage. WNIJ's Jess Savage has the story of one program that hopes to fill the gap.
Three men in Customs and Border Protection uniforms stand on the roof of the Broadview immigration facility taking pictures of the surrounding area on Oct. 9.
(Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
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Judge orders ICE to clean up conditions in Broadview facility that’s ‘become a prison’
Hannah Meisel
Whether we like it or not, winter is coming. Steve Hill of the Rochelle Rail Riders embraces the cold by discussing snowmobiling culture in Illinois.
Steve Hill
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23 Skidoo! A preview of snowmobile season '25-26 in Illinois
Jason Cregier
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