Illinois Poverty News Weekly

From October 20th to October 26th

Layoff Notices for Bus Drivers, other CTA Workers - The Chicago Sun Times, 10/20/09

Chicago Housing Authority and Operation Warm to Give Away 10,000 Coats to Chicago's Public Housing Kids - Chicago Now, 10/21/09

Elgin Salvation Army Closing Due to Slump In Sales - CBS 2 Chicago, 10/21/09

Poll Shows Illinoisans Want Big Budget Cuts But Oppose Trimming in Many Areas - The Journal Gazette Times-Courier, 10/21/09

Voters Want Cut in Budget, Not Services - The Daily Egyptian, 10/21/09

Refugee Teens Make Film About Their Confrontations With Violence in Chicago - The Chicago Tribune, 10/23/09

Cook County Health, Hospitals Issue Layoff Notices - Chicago Sun Times, 10/25/09

Paxton Among 30 DCFS Offices Set to Close - The News-Gazette, 10/25/09