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General Information
Application Name Illinois Link Program 
Application Acronym EBT 
State ILLINOIS 
ACF Region Region V 
Federal Program TANF Program 
Profile Last Updated 9/5/2001 14:39:0 

State Information
Administration State Administered 
Additional State Programs   
Responsible Program Agency Department of Human Services, Office of Financial Support Services, Illinois Link Program 
Responsible System Agency Department of Human Services, Office of Financial Support Services, Illinois Link Program 
Other Contributing Agencies Central Management Services (CMS) 

Application Information
Maintained By Contractor Maintained 
Development Source Hybrid 
If Transfered, from which State   
Application Status Operational 
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational Fully statewide November 1997 
Functional Description Benefit Authorization and AvailabilityClient (Card) Verification 
Interfaces Retailer Stand Alone POS EquipmentRetailer Third Party ProcessorATM NetworksState (DHS) Interfaces 
No. of System Users 990 State and Federal Users of the DHS EBT Component and the Illinois Link System. 
No. of Clients Served Approximately 450,000 households 
Certifications/Assessments Federal System and Acceptance Testing:Transactive Corporation – summer of 1996Northrop Grumman – July 2001 
Application Future Plans Current contract expires October 2003. RFP for re-procurement under development 
Other Relevant Information   

Contractor Usage
Planning None 
Implementation Initial Contractor: Transactive Corporation 1996 – 2001 
Operations Intial Contractor: Transactive Corporation 1996- 2001Northrop Grumman assumed balance of contract July 2001 and will operate sys 
Monitoring Primary Contract Management and overall program management resides in the Illinois Link Program. The contractor – now Nort 
Other   

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application Single Database 
Type of Platform Single Platform 
Hardware Platform DEC ALPHA Equipment 
Operating System DEC VMS 
Languages DEC “C” 
DBMS Sybase 

Programs and Services Information
Other Programs and Services Supported (Note: Check boxes below are images that are for information purposes and not real controls)
unchecked boxAdoption unchecked boxAdult Protective Services unchecked boxChild Care
unchecked boxChild Care Licensing unchecked boxChild Care Resource Referral unchecked boxChild Care Subsidy
unchecked boxChild Family Services unchecked boxChild Protective Services unchecked boxChild Support Enforcement
unchecked boxChild Welfare unchecked boxEmployment Services unchecked boxFamily Preservation Support
checked boxFood Stamp unchecked boxFoster Care unchecked boxIndependent Living
unchecked boxInterstate Compact unchecked boxJuvenile Justice unchecked boxLIHEAP
unchecked boxMedicaid unchecked boxProvider Services checked boxTANF
Additional Program or Services Information  AABD – Aid to the Aged, Blind and DisabledGA – General Assistance – only benefits issued in Cook County are distributed through the Link Program.RRA – Refugee Repatriation AssistanceChild Support Payments – currently only distribute pass-through payments for active IV-A clients. 

Contact Information
Program Contact
Name Edward Jakobsen, Illinois Link Program Director 
Address 303 E. Monroe Street
2nd floor West
Springfield    IL    62701  
Telephone 217/524-7448  
Fax 217/524-3124  
Email Dhsd62mq@dhs.state.il.us
Website http://www.dhs.state.il.us 
IT Contact
Name Lloyd Young 
Address 100 South Grand Avenue East
2nd floor, Harris I
Springfield    IL    62762  
Telephone 217/782-7781  
Fax 217/524-0289  
Email Dhspa59@dhs.state.il.us
Website http://www.dhs.state.il.us 

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