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A shopper at Breakthrough’s Fresh Market food pantry in Garfield Park on Nov. 1. That’s the first day SNAP benefits were expected but did not arrive due to the government shutdown.
Pat Nabong
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Chicago Sun Times
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Full SNAP benefits to start going out Friday as shutdown ends, Illinois officials say
Elvia Malagón
The state expects all 1.8 million Illinoisans who use the food assistance program to get full benefits by Nov. 20 after SNAP was delayed and reduced during the federal shutdown, which ended Wednesday night.
FILE - In this photo taken Oct. 2, 2018, semi-automatic rifles fill a wall at a gun shop in Lynnwood, Wash. A dozen county sheriffs in Washington state are refusing to enforce restrictions on semi-automatic rifles that voters approved in November. They say the new law might be unconstitutional, and they're waiting for the courts to weigh in. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Elaine Thompson
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AP
State News
Study raises questions about licensed gun makers in Illinois who aren't making guns
Vashti Reed
Darin LaHood and Eric Sorensen
Courtesy
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WGLT
State News
Reps. LaHood, Sorensen split on government shutdown vote
Eric Stock
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