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https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/03/Granite_City_005.jpg38402560Illinois used federal pandemic money to hire community health workers who connect people with food banks and rental assistance programs, just like public health officials have long hoped to do. What will happen to the community trust that has been built up when the federal money runs out and the workers disappear?