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Poverty in Illinois

By Susan Stephens

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wnij/local-wnij-863278.mp3

DeKalb, IL – A report based on newly-released Census numbers shows poverty is on the rise in Illinois. Over the past eight years, the number people living in poverty jumped by nearly a quarter million.

WNIJ's Susan Stephens spoke with one of the people behind that report: Amy Rynell is with the Chicago-based Social Impact Research Center.

Link: 2008 Geographic-Specific Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Coverage Fact Sheets