A recent study conducted by the University of Illinois shows nearly 11-percent of households throughout the state can be classified as "food insecure." Craig Gundersen in the U of I College of Agriculture, Environment and Consumer Sciences oversees the annual study;
Gundersen works with Feeding America, the network of food banks across the country to conduct the Map the Meal Gap report. Results come from a monthly U-S government questionnaire that queries households about food availability and affordability;
The study found the most food insecure Illinois households can be found in Alexander, Jackson, St. Clair, Champaign and Vermilion counties. Those with the most food-secure households include Kendall, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Monroe counties.