The Illinois Department of Human Services announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture has told states that Supplement ...

Recipients who can’t document that they are exempt (for example, because of a disability), plus those who receive SNAP and ...

The Illinois Department of Human Services said it was notified last week by the USDA that November benefits won't be funded ...

Food pantries in Chicago are urging families to prepare a “plan B” if federal benefits are paused for the nutritional program ...

Illinoisans will stop receiving food assistance starting Nov. 1 if the federal government has not reopened.

The state announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has told states that Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture informed states that it won’t fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP or food stamps, starting Nov. 1.

Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis shows around 70,000 SNAP benefits recipients in Winnebago County (that number expands to 92,370 in total including Boone, Stephenson and Ogle counties).