ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – John Dean takes inventory of what may soon disappear from his kitchen.
“I won’t have fruits or vegetables,” he notes, glancing toward a bowl of apples and pears. Opening the freezer, he believes meat will follow.
Later on his couch, the Rockford resident shows me the alert that sparked his dire realizations: a message from the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) warning food assistance will be delayed due to the federal government shutdown…