Chicagoans who rely on SNAP may be hearing mixed messages about benefit disruptions and upcoming rule changes. Here’s what’s ...

With the federal government shutdown over, Illinois officials said people who rely on food stamps will begin receiving their full SNAP benefits for November within the next week, and those payments ...

The Illinois agency that is responsible for administering Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits has announced they are restoring full benefits since the federal government shutdown ended.

Nearly 2 million people in Illinois will again receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits starting Friday, after weeks of federal uncertainty that left families scrambling to put food ...

The Illinois Department of Human Services says full SNAP benefits will be restored following the end of the 43-day federal government shutdown. All 1.9 million Illinois SNAP recipients are expected to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- People in Illinois who rely on SNAP benefits could start to see their November benefits as soon as Friday following a lapse due to the longest-ever federal government shutdown that ...

SNAP recipients should take steps now to protect their benefits, as advocates warn changes will mean more people will go ...

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Illinois is among 22 states suing the Trump administration over changes to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The lawsuit argues the U.S. Department of Agriculture is unlawfully ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An Illinois state department is offering important updates to SNAP benefits in December. The Illinois Department of Human Services said that full December SNAP benefits will be ...