Soup Kitchens Expect Busy Winter

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First Posted: 10-21-08 06:45 PM   |   Updated: 12-20-08 02:08 PM

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Chicago's emergency food pantries and soup kitchens are gearing up for a busy winter, thanks to spiraling unemployment and food costs.

With the unemployment rate in Cook County currently topping at 7.6 percent--up from 5.4 percent last year--and the country's economic future shaky at best, the city's numerous food programs are nervously watching their budgets.

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Chicago's emergency food pantries and soup kitchens are gearing up for a busy winter, thanks to spiraling unemployment and food costs. With the unemployment rate in Cook County currently topping at 7...
Chicago's emergency food pantries and soup kitchens are gearing up for a busy winter, thanks to spiraling unemployment and food costs. With the unemployment rate in Cook County currently topping at 7...
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