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ILLINOIS WELFARE RIGHTS ORG'N v. TRAINOR

No. 73 C 2437.

438 F.Supp. 269 (1977)

ILLINOIS WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION, an Ill. unincorporated association, the Chicago Welfare Rights Organization, an Ill. not-for-profit corporation, Rosie Newsome, Effie Black, on behalf of themselves and their minor children, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. James L. TRAINOR, Director, Illinois Department of Public Aid, and the Illinois Department of Public Aid, a governmental agency, Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

September 29, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth K. Howell, Robert E. Lehrer, James D. Weill, Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs.

William J. Scott, Atty. Gen., State of Illinois, Thomas P. Sullivan, Theodore R. Tetzlaff, Gregory G. Wille, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

FLAUM, District Judge:

This action involves important issues concerning the operation of the Illinois Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) public assistance program. Plaintiffs, including several individuals and several welfare rights organizations, are challenging the manner by which the Illinois Department of Public Aid (IDPA) changed the method for determining eligibility and payment levels for AFDC benefits from a complex...

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