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Oct 27, 2008 6:03 am US/Central

State To Help Heat Low-Income Families' Homes

Federal Grant Awards $265 Million For Heating Cost Assistance

CHICAGO (CBS) ― As temperatures fall, energy cost go up, but the State of Illinois is setting aside some extra money to help low-income families stay warm.

The state has been granted $265 million in federal funds to assist with families' winter heating costs, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said in a statement Sunday.

The grants come from the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

Applications for the money are available a network of community action agencies across the state. The program begins Nov. 1.

For more information, Illinois residents may call (877) 411-WARM.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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