House OKs studying cost of putting photos on food stamp cardsChicago Sun-TimesSPRINGFIELD — After a stormy debate, the Illinois House voted Tuesday to commission a study on how expensive it would be to put photos on the ATM-like cards used for food stamps and cash assistance. Designed to combat fraud, …
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The deadline to send in your tax forms is less than a week away, and the post office is setting up to help out those people who delay until the very last minute. More: continued here
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