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People queuing outside of Pilsen Food Pantry in Chicago, Illinois, on Oct 8.
PHOTO: AKILAH TOWNSEND/NYTIMES
Ben Casselman and Colby Smith
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CHICAGO – By the time the Pilsen Food Pantry opened on a recent morning, Mr Ulysses Moreno had been there for two hours – with a line of people behind him that snaked around the corner.
“This is a lifeline for me,” said Mr Moreno, 39. He had lost his construction job a few days earlier, and with three teenagers at home, he wanted to make sure he could stock up. “Our food budget doesn’t stretch as far as it used to.”
