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CHICAGO — With SNAP benefits now frozen, food banks across Chicago are feeling the strain as more families seek help heading into the holidays. The Friendship Center on the Northwest Side is one of ...

Staff at Nourishing Hope food pantry started building holiday boxes last month. Stacks of stuffing mix, canned vegetables and other Thanksgiving trimmings were piled high at the organization’s ...

A school bus was involved in a crash Thursday morning in Manhattan with 10 students on board. A driver of a sedan died, according to authorities. The District 86 school board in Joliet has voted to ...