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Thousands of people in Illinois are expected to begin losing federal food assistance beginning May 1 as part of an overhaul of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. In February, new and ...

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Illinois launched two websites, Job Ready IL and Serve Illinois, to help 150,000 households meet new federal SNAP work requirements.

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 ...

**Editor’s note: This article was published prior to two federal judges ruling Friday that the Trump administration must use contingency funds to pay for Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program ...

Local leaders and food banks are bracing for the fallout.

Cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits could hurt schools in Illinois. Schools get more state ...