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      <description><![CDATA[On Hunger Action Day, the Greater Chicago Food Depository is warning that changes to SNAP benefits are putting additional pressure on families and food pantries.]]>
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      <description><![CDATA[Seven weeks after a storm brought down trees and power lines across northwest Indiana, state lawmakers questioned NIPSCO President Vince Parisi about the utility's response to the Aug. 11 derecho.]]>
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