Plan may cut food stamps for some. Chicago(AP) - More people will fall off the federal food stamp rolls if the state follows through with a plan to close 25 regional offices of the Department of Human Services, an advocacy group said. Only 67 percent of Illinoisans who are eligible for federal food stamps receive them, Illinois Hunger Coalition Executive Director Diane Doherty said. About 20 members of the Coalition protested the planned cuts Wednesday outside the department's regional office in Chicago.More people would apply for and receive food stamps if Human Services had a bigger staff, Doherty said.Illinois is...
