The cities and towns listed below are high unemployment areas. Customers living in these areas are exempt from the food stamp work requirement policy.
| City |
County |
Period Exempt |
| Bellwood |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Broadview |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Burnham |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Chicago |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Chicago Heights |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Cicero |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Country Club Hills |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Dixmoor |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Dolton |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| East Hazel Crest |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Ford Heights |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Forest View |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Franklin Park |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Harvey |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Hazel Crest |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Hillside |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Justice |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Lynwood |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Lyons |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Markham |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Matteson |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Maywood |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Melrose Park |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Midlothian |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Park Forest |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Phoenix |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Posen |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Richton Park |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Robbins |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Sauk Village |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| South Chicago Heights |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| South Holland |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Stone Park |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Summit |
Cook |
03/01/2008- 02/28/2010 |
| Addison |
DuPage |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2009 |
| Itasca |
DuPage |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| West Chicago |
DuPage |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2009 |
| Carpentersville |
Kane |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Elgin |
Kane |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Pingree Grove |
Kane |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Fox Lake Hills |
Lake |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Grandwood Park |
Lake |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Long Lake |
Lake |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| North Chicago |
Lake |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2009 |
| Old Mill Creek |
Lake |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Park City |
Lake |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Round Lake |
Lake |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Round Lake Beach |
Lake |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2009 |
| Round Lake Heights |
Lake |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Round Lake Park |
Lake |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Venetian Village |
Lake |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Volo |
Lake |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Waukegan |
Lake |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2009 |
| Zion |
Lake |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Alton |
Madison |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2009 |
| East Alton |
Madison |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Granite City |
Madison |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2009 |
| Grantfork |
Madison |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Hartford |
Madison |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Livingston |
Madison |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Madison |
Madison |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| New Douglas |
Madison |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| South Roxana |
Madison |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Venice |
Madison |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Williamson |
Madison |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Wood River |
Madison |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Fairmont |
Will |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Godley |
Will |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Ingalls Park |
Will |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Joliet |
Will |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Lakewood Shores |
Will |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Preston Heights |
Will |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Rockdale |
Will |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Steger |
Will |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| University Park |
Will |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
| Wilmington |
Will |
03/01/2008 - 02/28/2010 |
