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Congress has expanded work requirements for SNAP food assistance recipients. State officials estimate that nearly 200,000 residents could be pushed out of the program starting in May. Here’s a list of food pantries available to help.

The shooting happened about 3 p.m. Saturday in the 4900 block of North Harding Avenue.

WGN TV cut nine on-air personnel Monday in its latest round of layoffs, including entertainment critic and reporter Dean Richards and sports anchor Chris Boden, the Sun-Times has learned, and more layoffs are possible.

Like it or not, coach Billy Donovan is going to continue trying to win games. That's not an easy sell for those who think the Bulls should be focusing on development and on dropping in the standings to improve their lottery chances.

Kevin Huerter, who was shipped to the first-place Pistons right before the Feb. 5 trade deadline, had a homecoming of sorts Saturday. The former Bull would love to be playing more and have a significant role, but for now, he's just enjoying being on an elite team.

A 22-year-old man was pronounced dead after police found him unresponsive inside a vehicle in a parking garage in the 100 block of East Ohio Street in Streeterville on Friday morning.

Rob Dillingham played just 10 minutes in the team's 110-101 loss to the Raptors. Jaden Ivey didn't play.

In Illinois, six grant awards to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Illinois-Chicago that are collectively worth over $20 million — which Raoul said are to “make the electricity grid more reliable and resilient, reduce carbon emissions, and utilize domestic sources of…

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