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Nearly 2 million people in Illinois may lose food assistance starting Saturday because of the government shutdown. The state and food pantries say they can’t replace the $350 million that SNAP provides each month.

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We Energies' annual winter moratorium began Saturday. The utility company is prohibited from disconnecting services for customers who miss a heating payment. We Energies said it offers customers payment plans, budget billing and energy assistance options.

The immigration agents' tear gas grenades clinked and then exploded against the concrete, shrouding the block in plumes of white gas. The dozen or so residents at the scene only screamed louder.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. historian Jill Lepore about her new book, "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution."