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Protect services for people living in poverty in Illinois! Call Your Legislator Today 
Protect services for people living in poverty in Illinois! Call Your Legislator Today 
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Contrary to the belief of many in our society, poverty is not the result of laziness. Rather, a study published recently by the Heartland Alliance Mid-America Institute on Poverty finds that disability, job loss, earnings decline, having children, not finishing high school and living in a female-headed household are most likely to push to people into poverty.
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