Illinois Poverty News Weekly

June 22 to June 29:

Illinois Minimum Wage Climbing to Eight Dollars - The Pendergraph 6/22/09

Despite Spike in Joblesssness, Illinois Sees Only Gradual Rise in TANF Enrollment, Progress Illinois, 6/22/2009

US Steel says Illinois plant likely to restart on demand – The Daily Herald, 6/24/2009

A is for Anxiety: Parents and Providers Worry about Daycare Subsidies - Chicago Public Radio, 6/26/2009

Millions for Weatherization Programs in Illinois – WCIA News 3, 6/26/2009

WIC expanding its program – Mount Vernon Register News, 6/26/2009

Why Illinois Needs Health Reform – Enews Park Forest, 6/27/2009

More local residents unemployed (Joliet) – Joliet Herald News , 6/27/2009

Illinois Poverty Continues to Climb – WGIL, 6/27/2009

MAP Grants An Early Casualty Of Budget Battle – Progress Illinois, 6/29/2009