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The $3.1 billion public spending bill passed Monday includes $10 million for the Illinois Fresh Food Fund, money that would go to urban and rural neighborhoods with reduced access to healthier foods because they're underserved by supermarkets.
"It's a modest amount, but it's much needed and a step in the right direction," said Mari Gallagher, a Chicago-based research consultant who has extensively studied the food desert issue.
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