50,000 food stamp recipients in Cook County may have to find jobs starting Jan. 1 — or risk losing their benefits – Chicago Tribune

The change is the result of Cook County’s falling unemployment rate. Illinois, like other states, received waivers for the entire state for many years.
Now Cook County’s unemployment rate is also too low to qualify for the waiver. Last month the Illinois Department of Human Services submitted a waiver request for every county in the state except Cook and DuPage

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