Christmas is a time to enjoy family and to appreciate our lives but for one Peoria family, the holiday has taken on a new ...

Food insecurity occurred frequently among pregnant individuals and increased the risk for multiple adverse health outcomes ...

The McLeod County Board took the following actions unanimously at its Dec. 20 meeting: CRISIS PROGRAM: Approved a renewal of the Crisis Program Joint Powers Agreement with Carver County to receive ...

This week, a Philadelphia woman was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for orchestrating a scheme to defraud the U.S.

The Wednesday protest at the state Capitol was part of the 50501 Movement, which aimed for coordinated protests in 50 states.

Illinois House Republicans want to cut migrant services as a way to handle the budget deficit facing Illinois.

Republican proposals that Congress might consider this year could take away income assistance and services from families with ...

Cannabis is increasingly accessible in many countries, including several that have recently relaxed prohibition laws or ...

Investigators uncovered more than $10.2 million in welfare fraud in the previous fiscal year, according to state Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s office.

A formally authorized school lunch program was established in 1946 in the wake of a study and press reports about the poor nutritional status of many young men in the United States, affecting their ...

Public health experts worry the confusion stirred by a Trump administration funding freeze memo will not end quickly, harming public health services. “It’s really hard to tell what’s actually ...

Samantha Cooper is a public sector worker for a federally-funded program. Not 10 days after Trump took office, his ...