Howard v. Miller

Plaintiff, Ruby Howard, brought this administrative review action pro se to challenge a decision by the Illinois Department of Public Aid (IDEA) to terminate benefits she had been receiving pursuant to the federally created Work Incentive Program (WIN). As a result of the agency’s action, her total public assistance benefits from Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) was reduced by $136 per month. The circuit court affirmed the IDPA’s decision and plaintiff brought this appeal. She makes several allegations against defendants, but the dispositive issue of this appeal involves- the…