Illinois to distribute 1.5 million pounds of surplus cheese
The Illinois Department of Public Aid plans to distribute 1.5 million pounds of surplus American processed cheese to needy residents. Five pounds per qualifying household will be provided with no special eligibility, via community groups. the plan awaits USDA approval and aims to reach families below the poverty line in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Penner
Springfield
Roquefort
Gouda
Illinois Department of Public Aid
Kansas City
Dan Pittman
Illinois
Pittman
Public Aid Department
Department
The
S. Department of Agriculture
Eunice Bowman
Food and Nutrition Division
USDA
Chicago
Bowman
U.S. Agriculture Department
Food and Nutrition Service
Illinois wins federal aid for cutting food stamp errors
Gov. James R. Thompson announced Illinois will receive nearly $700,000 in additional federal money this year for reducing mistakes in issuing food stamps. He noted the Public Aid Department cut improper benefits from 84 percent accuracy between 1979 and 1980 to over 88 percent between 1980 and 1981, with Illinois singled out among six states for improved performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Public Aid Department
Chicago Sees Widespread Housing Racial Segregation
The Justice Department reports pervasive segregation in Chicago and suburbs with a near absence of minorities in many suburbs and minority dominance in the city. The finding accompanies ongoing desegregation actions tied to a federal court case and a tentative school plan approved by the Chicago Board of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Justice Department
U.S
Chicago Board of Education
Insurance trust firm files for bankruptcy
The Chicago based National Health Care Trust that sold health and life insurance to employees of more than eighty Illinois nursing homes filed for bankruptcy in U S District Court Chicago. A Cook County judge also issued a gag order in the attorney general bid to ban the trust from doing business and freeze assets as state officials seek clarity on its finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Best
Diana Penner
Southern Illinoisan
Springfield
Illinois
National Health Care Trust
U.S. District Court
Chicago
Cook County
Attorney General
Audrey Cook
Bourbonnais
Chicago Trust
Cook
Parkview Manor
Aroma Park
National Health Care
Illinois Insurance
Carlson
Attorney General’s Office
Benefit Center Limited
Illinois Council For Long
Attorney General’s
Hillel Yompel
Jay Shlofrock
Morris Shlofrock
Cardinal Cody in Serious Condition at Northwestern Memorial
Cardinal John P. Cody, 74, Archbishop of Chicago, was moved to the coronary care unit at Northwestern Memorial Hospital after doctors found an irregular heart rhythm. Spokesman Peter Foote said Cody planned a brief hospital stay and would leave when able, while Monsignor Francis Bracken handled routine archdiocese matters in his absence.
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Chicago
John P. Cody
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Cody
Benjamin Lumicao
Peter Foote
Archdiocese of Chicago
Foote
Francis Bracken
Anita Zitch
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Filic
Loan Association of Sparta
Broadway and Market
Carbondale
Mardale
Murphysboro
Steeleville
Walnut St
Broadway
Equal Housing Lender
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