Residents in Illinois face some of the steepest cost of attending in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

About 6,193 Southwest Illinois residents – or about 18.9 percent of the region’s population – were on food stamp rolls in January 2017, according to a Southwest Illinois News analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices

Approximately 1.9 million Illinoisans – or about 15 percent of the state’s population – were on food stamp rolls in January 2017, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

The welfare office in Chester saw food stamp costs rise by 1.76 percent from January 2015 to January 2017, according to a Southwest Illinois News analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

The number of people receiving food stamps in one Randolph County location grew by 4.4 percent as President Trump entered office, according to a SW Illinois News analysis of federal data.

The number of people receiving food stamps in one Southwest Illinois location rose by 4.4 percent as President Trump entered office, according to a Southwest Illinois News analysis of federal data.

The number of food stamp recipients fell over two years at 54 of 66 Illinois welfare offices analyzed by Prairie State Wire.

The United States is considered one of the top destination points for child trafficking with cases reported in all 50 states, including 143 investigated calls to the hotline for allegations of human trafficking in 2016 by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).

The Illinois Department of Human Services and Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity have openings available to help SNAP recipients receive training and learn skills to gain meaningful employment.

In the wake of Election Day, GrubHub CEO Matt Maloney wrote and sent out a mass email to his thousands of employees concerning the election of Donald Trump and their party affiliation and support.

While July marked an all-year high for the number of individuals on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Illinois, it also marked a time when food stamp trafficking is on the rise.

Early-bird registration for adult basketball at the HUB Recreation Center in Marion begins Nov. 14, according to thehubmarion.com.

Illinois DCFS Instituional Review Board considers several new proposals at recent meeting.

The Illinois African American Advisory Council met recently and was updated on various matters.