Some local people who rely on food assistance say they've yet to see their full benefits restored.
And one local food pantry that is trying to fill the void says it's seeing more first-time clients than ever.
Some SNAP recipients say they have received part of their monthly benefits.
They hope the rest of the money will come just in time for Thanksgiving.
For now, some are resorting to local food pantries to feed their families.
"The normal for one person is $298. I have my mom on it and they gave her $19," Nicole Belmont said.
Belmont says she and her mother have received partial benefits so far.
She came to the Pilsen food pantry for the first time, as she waits for the rest of her SNAP money to come in by next week.
Maria Torres says she and her husband are on a fixed income.
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Torres said in Spanish she typically receives $200 worth of SNAP benefits per month, but only has received $80 since the government shutdown ended.
The Pilsen Food Pantry says they just saw one of their busiest weeks ever since they opened the pantry in 2018.
"In a regular week before pre- SNAP benefits being cut off, we were seeing an average of 24 first-time clients per week, which is a small amount of people we serve. Last week we were looking at about 120 just last week, first-time clients," said Steve Wiley, Pilsen Food Pantry manager.
Care for Real, a food pantry out of Edgewater, says they're also seeing a dramatic increase in first-time clients.
"On Monday night we've seen a 65 percent increase of neighbors coming to ask for food, many of them coming first time asking for food, many of them coming for the first time either because of the government shutdown, or because pause on SNAP funding," said Gregory Gross, executive director of Care for Real.
The Illinois Department of Human Service says the remaining benefit payments will be made in the coming days, with all SNAP recipients receiving their full November payments by the 20th of this month.
It's something that families are anxiously waiting for.
"It's been hard you see we are out here trying to do what we can. But it's been hard feeding the kids," Belmont said.
The Pilsen Food Pantry says they currently need more volunteers and monetary donations to continue to serve families.