Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will have to reapply for benefits following the re-opening of ...

Illinois Senate Democrats hope to tackle SNAP benefit fraud by requiring the state to use smart chip cards instead of ...

Able-bodied adults 55 to 64 years old must work or volunteer 80 hours a month by May. Last year, fewer than half had enough ...

A major change impacting SNAP eligibility has now taken effect. The urgency is real. Before now, Illinois had a work requirement waiver for what the law defines as able-bodied adults who applied for ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- State unemployment benefits, along with extra federal money, are helping millions of people make ends meet right now. But the ABC 7 I-Team found that some benefits may disqualify you ...

Senate Bill 2908, introduced by state Sen. Neil Anderson, would direct the Illinois Department of Human Services to seek federal approval to bar SNAP benefits from being used on candy, sugary drinks ...

(WREX) — Illinoisans will be getting their SNAP benefits back soon, according to a state department. The Illinois Department of Human Services said they are working to distribute full SNAP benefits ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WREX) — Illinois residents who are on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will begin receiving maximum benefits this week. The Illinois Department of Human ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The more than 42 million Americans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, will start seeing major ...

Recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will have to reapply for benefits following the re-opening of the government in attempts to combat "fraud," Agriculture Secretary ...