As the government shutdown continues, funding for SNAP benefits is set to be interrupted for tens of millions of Americans, ...

As SNAP benefits lapse amid the ongoing government shutdown, these food banks, mutual aid groups, community organizations and ...

Two federal judges ruled that the Trump administration must continue funding SNAP during the government shutdown, using ...

Food banks and food pantries across Illinois and in the Chicago area need the public's help more than ever as they brace for ...

Food assistance advocates and state officials acknowledged that the state funds to food banks would not be enough to fill the gap left by shutting off federal funds. Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton called ...

Two million people in Illinois rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. With the governor signing an executive ...

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

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are set to come to a halt for more than 40 million Americans come Nov. 1.

In the Chicagoland metro area, 12% of households receive SNAP benefits. That's more than 450,000 families. Of those ...

The SNAP benefits pause on Nov. 1 could affect thousands in the Bi-state. Missouri and Illinois are providing millions to ...

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.