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Illinois State Representative Jeff Keicher of Sycamore is joining the state's Commission on Poverty Elimination and Economic Security. The body is tasked…
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Organizers of a poverty simulation held recently in northern Illinois countered the phrase "Pull yourself up by your bootstraps" by asking "What if you…
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About half of Illinois counties are on poverty watch or warning lists released Monday by an anti-poverty organization, the Heartland Alliance.The number…
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A nonprofit research group says poverty rates in Illinois are up to three times higher for racial minorities.The Chicago-based Heartland Alliance's…