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PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Illinois grocers and government food assistance recipients want the state to increase the number of days it disburses benefits to help relieve sporadic food shortages. Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program recipients say it's sometimes difficult to find fresh fruits, vegetables and meat in the last two weeks of each month since Illinois in 2013 began distributing the assi

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network A new report says not allowing food stamp recipients to use their benefits to buy sugary drinks won’t prevent obesity. The Illinois Public Health Institute study says while sports drinks, sodas and energy drinks do contribute to obesity, those in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) would still buy them, just not with their SNAP benefits... Re