“When I heard the SNAP benefits were going away for November ... “We’re blessed to partner with groups like the Midwest Food Bank and Heart of Illinois Harvest,” Peters said. “But we need more ...

U.S. District Judge John McConnell said that he will block the Trump administration from suspending SNAP benefits during the ...

Grace, who asked to use a pseudonym for privacy, is one of the 41.7 million people nationwide who depend on the Supplemental ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a major piece of the U.S. social safety net used by nearly 42 million, or about 1 in 8 Americans, to help buy groceries.

A federal judge in Boston ruled Friday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to pause a food assistance program for ...

Federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must continue funding SNAP during the government shutdown. Friday's decisions came just before the Department of Agriculture planned to halt pay ...

Democratic officials in 25 states who sued the Trump administration to keep SNAP benefits flowing temporarily during the ...

For anyone looking for help or looking for a way to provide help amid the pause in benefits, NBC Chicago put together a list ...

In Illinois,1.9 million people depend on snap benefits every month. $20 million in state funding is now heading to food banks ...

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP or food stamps, is used by an estimated one in eight Americans to buy groceries.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP, or food stamps — is a key benefits program that ...