A Third of IL Residents in or very Near Poverty

Scott Stuntz — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:11:11 +0000

A third of Illinois residents live in, or a very near poverty levels. That’s the finding of a new report which also shows some of the counties with the highest poverty rates are in Western Illinois.

Bill Knight - January 26

Rich Egger — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:26:02 +0000

A large and growing number of Americans are poor or at risk of becoming poor as a consequence of the Great Recession, and many will struggle during a recovery, according to a white paper released last week by the national broadcaster whose appearance last week at the 20th annual Martin Luther King luncheon in Peoria was cancelled after some people complained that he’d criticized President Obama.