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More Illinoisans than ever on food stamps

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For the first time in Illinois, more than 780,000 families are receiving Food Stamps.

The state Department of Human Services announced Tuesday that the June caseload is 786,162 households, an 11.9 percent increase over June, 2009, a release from IDHS said. The SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) is fully federally funded.

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