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Since early in the pandemic, families in Illinois have received emergency SNAP allotments on top of their typical benefits. In March, benefits will return to their pre-pandemic levels.
Food pantries are bracing for an increase of demand and organizations are urging SNAP beneficiaries to update their information to potentially help offset the loss of funds.
The need is heightened this week as people get Thanksgiving turkeys and ham along with regular supplies.
Regina Head usually cooks her Thanksgiving turkey until it's so tender it can melt in your mouth. This year, she's considering deep frying her bird, which she'll serve to her three daughters, who range in age from 8 to 16.
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As inflated production costs increase prices up and down the grocery aisle, the turkey industry has been served a double whammy with the avian flu, a respiratory virus that has led to the deaths of more than 8 million turkeys in the U.S, according to the U.S Department of Agriculture.