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Press Room

Welcome to the Press Room for the 2009 Reports on Illinois and Chicago Region Poverty. Here you will find press releases for the Illinois Report, the Chicago Region Report, as well as releases for your particular coverage area. Browse the paper listings below to locate your area of interest. If you do not see your news outlet listed, please contact Ambar Mentor at amentor@valeriedenney.com to request your local data. Scroll further down on this page to find information on media contacts and an area to browse and download images from the reports.

Press Releases and Local Data | Media Contacts | Report Images for Download

Press Releases and Local Data

Illinois Press Release \| View All County Data	Chicago Region Press Release \| View Local Data
Alton Telegraph Press Release \| View Local Data	Lincoln Courier Press Release \| View Local Data
Belvidere Republican Press Release \| View Local Data	Litchfield News-Herald Press Release \| View Local Data
Belleville News-Democrat Press Release \| View Local Data	Macomb Journal Press Release \| View Local Data
Benton Evening News Press Release \| View Local Data	Marion Daily Republican Press Release \| View Local Data
Bloomington Pantagraph Press Release \| View Local Data	Mattoon Journal-Gazette Press Release \| View Local Data
Canton Daily Ledger Press Release \| View Local Data	Monmouth Daily Review Atlas Press Release \| View Local Data
Carmi Times Press Release \| View Local Data	Morris Daily Herald Press Release \| View Local Data
Centralia Morning Sentinel Press Release \| View Local Data	Mount Carmel Republican Register Press Release \| View Local Data
Cairo Citizen Press Release \| View Local Data	Mount Vernon Register-News Press Release \| View Local Data
Champaign News-Gazette Press Release \| View Local Data	Olney Daily Mail Press Release \| View Local Data
Clay County Advocate-Press Press Release \| View Local Data	Ottawa Daily Times Press Release \| View Local Data
Clinton Daily Journal Press Release \| View Local Data	Paris Beacon-News Press Release \| View Local Data
Daily American Press Release \| View Local Data	Paxton Daily Record Press Release \| View Local Data
Danville Commercial News Press Release \| View Local Data	Pekin Daily Times Press Release \| View Local Data
DeKalb Daily Chronicle Press Release \| View Local Data	Peoria Journal-Star Press Release \| View Local Data
Du Quoin Evening Call Press Release \| View Local Data	Pontiac Daily Leader Press Release \| View Local Data
Edwardsville Intelligencer Press Release \| View Local Data	Quad City Times Press Release \| View Local Data
Effingham Daily News Press Release \| View Local Data	Quincy Herald-Whig Press Release \| View Local Data
Freeport Journal-Standard Press Release \| View Local Data	Robinson Daily News Press Release \| View Local Data
Galesburg Register-Mail Press Release \| View Local Data	Rockford Register-Star Press Release \| View Local Data
Harrisburg Daily Register Press Release \| View Local Data	Shelbyville Daily Union Press Release \| View Local Data
Herald & Review Press Release \| View Local Data	Southern Illinoisan Press Release \| View Local Data
Jacksonville Journal-Courier Press Release \| View Local Data	State Journal-Register Press Release \| View Local Data
Kankakee Daily Journal Press Release \| View Local Data	Sterling Daily Gazette Press Release \| View Local Data
Kewanee Star-Courier Press Release \| View Local Data	Taylorville Breeze-Courier Press Release \| View Local Data
LaSalle News-Tribune Press Release \| View Local Data	The Paper (Dwight) Press Release \| View Local Data
Lawrenceville Daily Record Press Release \| View Local Data	Times-Republic Press Release \| View Local Data

Media Contacts

Amy Rynell and Amy Terpstra
Social IMPACT Research Center

arynell@heartlandalliance.org or aterpstra@heartlandalliance.org
773.336.6074 (Rynell)
773.336.6076 (Terpstra)

Ambar Mentor and Hugh McMullen
Valerie Denney Communications

amentor@valeriedenney.com or hmcmullen@valeriedenney.com
312.408.2580 ext. 25 (Ambar)
312.408.2580 ext. 15 (Hugh)

Report Images for Download

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IL Poverty Numbers

IL Food Assistance

IL Assets by Quintile

IL Help Wanted

Chicago Region Poverty Numbers

Chicago Pay Day Lending

Chicago visits to food pantries

Illinois Press Release \| View All County Data	Chicago Region Press Release \| View Local Data
Alton Telegraph Press Release \| View Local Data	Lincoln Courier Press Release \| View Local Data
Belvidere Republican Press Release \| View Local Data	Litchfield News-Herald Press Release \| View Local Data
Belleville News-Democrat Press Release \| View Local Data	Macomb Journal Press Release \| View Local Data
Benton Evening News Press Release \| View Local Data	Marion Daily Republican Press Release \| View Local Data
Bloomington Pantagraph Press Release \| View Local Data	Mattoon Journal-Gazette Press Release \| View Local Data
Canton Daily Ledger Press Release \| View Local Data	Monmouth Daily Review Atlas Press Release \| View Local Data
Carmi Times Press Release \| View Local Data	Morris Daily Herald Press Release \| View Local Data
Centralia Morning Sentinel Press Release \| View Local Data	Mount Carmel Republican Register Press Release \| View Local Data
Cairo Citizen Press Release \| View Local Data	Mount Vernon Register-News Press Release \| View Local Data
Champaign News-Gazette Press Release \| View Local Data	Olney Daily Mail Press Release \| View Local Data
Clay County Advocate-Press Press Release \| View Local Data	Ottawa Daily Times Press Release \| View Local Data
Clinton Daily Journal Press Release \| View Local Data	Paris Beacon-News Press Release \| View Local Data
Daily American Press Release \| View Local Data	Paxton Daily Record Press Release \| View Local Data
Danville Commercial News Press Release \| View Local Data	Pekin Daily Times Press Release \| View Local Data
DeKalb Daily Chronicle Press Release \| View Local Data	Peoria Journal-Star Press Release \| View Local Data
Du Quoin Evening Call Press Release \| View Local Data	Pontiac Daily Leader Press Release \| View Local Data
Edwardsville Intelligencer Press Release \| View Local Data	Quad City Times Press Release \| View Local Data
Effingham Daily News Press Release \| View Local Data	Quincy Herald-Whig Press Release \| View Local Data
Freeport Journal-Standard Press Release \| View Local Data	Robinson Daily News Press Release \| View Local Data
Galesburg Register-Mail Press Release \| View Local Data	Rockford Register-Star Press Release \| View Local Data
Harrisburg Daily Register Press Release \| View Local Data	Shelbyville Daily Union Press Release \| View Local Data
Herald & Review Press Release \| View Local Data	Southern Illinoisan Press Release \| View Local Data
Jacksonville Journal-Courier Press Release \| View Local Data	State Journal-Register Press Release \| View Local Data
Kankakee Daily Journal Press Release \| View Local Data	Sterling Daily Gazette Press Release \| View Local Data
Kewanee Star-Courier Press Release \| View Local Data	Taylorville Breeze-Courier Press Release \| View Local Data
LaSalle News-Tribune Press Release \| View Local Data	The Paper (Dwight) Press Release \| View Local Data
Lawrenceville Daily Record Press Release \| View Local Data	Times-Republic Press Release \| View Local Data

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