snap Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/snap/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Sat, 11 Apr 2020 19:00:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png snap Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/snap/ 32 32 163009088 ROUNDUP: Chicago and Illinois brace for mounting COVID-19 deaths, adjust to new normal https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-chicago-and-illinois-brace-for-mounting-covid-19-deaths-adjust-to-new-normal/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-chicago-and-illinois-brace-for-mounting-covid-19-deaths-adjust-to-new-normal/#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2020 21:43:54 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5742121 Here’s everything you might have missed in week three of the pandemic as conditions remain dire on numerous fronts while promised federal aid may offer some relief.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-chicago-and-illinois-brace-for-mounting-covid-19-deaths-adjust-to-new-normal/feed/ 0 5742121 ROUNDUP: Chicago and Illinois take more drastic measures in week two of COVID-19 crisis https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-chicago-and-illinois-take-more-drastic-measures-in-week-two-of-covid-19-crisis/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-chicago-and-illinois-take-more-drastic-measures-in-week-two-of-covid-19-crisis/#respond Fri, 27 Mar 2020 23:21:04 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5701043 As confirmed coronavirus cases climb into the thousands for Illinois, state and city officials, businesses and communities rally to fight the disease as questions remain about protecting the most vulnerable residents and workers.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-chicago-and-illinois-take-more-drastic-measures-in-week-two-of-covid-19-crisis/feed/ 0 5701043 Illinois changes Medicaid, food stamps and unemployment policies in response to COVID-19 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/illinois-changes-medicaid-food-stamps-and-unemployment-policies-in-response-to-covid-19/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/illinois-changes-medicaid-food-stamps-and-unemployment-policies-in-response-to-covid-19/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2020 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5694018 Advocates praise Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new measures meant to help low-income communities survive the crisis, but say much more is needed in a variety of areas.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/illinois-changes-medicaid-food-stamps-and-unemployment-policies-in-response-to-covid-19/feed/ 0 5694018 AI algorithms intended to root out welfare fraud often end up punishing the poor instead https://www.chicagoreporter.com/ai-algorithms-intended-to-root-out-welfare-fraud-often-end-up-punishing-the-poor-instead/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/ai-algorithms-intended-to-root-out-welfare-fraud-often-end-up-punishing-the-poor-instead/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:30:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5522772 States are increasingly turning to machine learning and algorithms to detect fraud in food stamps, Medicaid and other welfare programs – despite little evidence of actual fraud.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/ai-algorithms-intended-to-root-out-welfare-fraud-often-end-up-punishing-the-poor-instead/feed/ 0 5522772 Study: Restaurant industry thrives in cities that have eliminated subminimum wage https://www.chicagoreporter.com/study-restaurant-industry-thrives-in-cities-that-have-eliminated-subminimum-wage/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/study-restaurant-industry-thrives-in-cities-that-have-eliminated-subminimum-wage/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:30:29 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=4936955 As Mayor Lori Lightfoot and City Council members debate changes to how Chicago’s tipped workers are paid, a new report highlights how other cities have fared after eliminating the subminimum wage.

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