56.76 percent of people in Orient were receiving food stamps as of April 31, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by SE Illinois News.
The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago should seek bankruptcy protection to stop the fiscal bleeding and get back untracked, William Isaac, former chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., said in a recently published opinion piece.
With the welfare system falling apart, it may be time to look at the possibility of a basic income for every American, a concept that has been championed by well-known economists and political scientists of the past and present including Milton Friedman, Friedrich Hayek and Charles Murray.
9.39 percent of people in Elizabethtown were receiving food stamps as of April 31, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by SE Illinois News.
12.03 percent of people in Herrin were receiving food stamps as of April 31, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by SE Illinois News.
10.01 percent of people in Metropolis were receiving food stamps as of April 31, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by SE Illinois News.
A new workforce report shows Illinois continues to lose workers to other states, with losses in major industries like manufacturing, construction, education and health services, among others.