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Food Stamps

Our Chicago: Feeding seniors in need amid SNAP program changes

  • May 17

Why nearly 4.3 million people are no longer receiving food stamps

  • May 17

Major change for SNAP eligibility takes effect, worrying IL recipients

  • Feb 2
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New SNAP work requirements soon to go into effect

  • Jan 30

Trump admin to withhold SNAP aid from Democrat-led states over data

  • Dec 3, 2025

What to know about expanded work requirements for SNAP

  • Nov 19, 2025

SNAP is back, but many still set to lose benefits

  • Nov 18, 2025

What's in the bill to reopen the federal government?

  • Nov 14, 2025

Latest Videos

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Veterans Assistance Partnership to help veterans losing SNAP benefits

  • Oct 30, 2025
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SNAP benefits increase this month

  • Oct 3, 2024
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SNAP benefits may not be enough to feed a family: report

  • Jul 11, 2024
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Northern IL food bank provides free meals to kids during summer break

  • Jun 5, 2024
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Pandemic-era SNAP benefits expire, leaving families scrambling to put food on table

  • Mar 2, 2023
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Chicago officials warn of SNAP changes starting in March

  • Feb 27, 2023
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Brownsville Community Culinary Center cooks up healthy meals for those in need

  • Oct 2, 2020
2:51

Illinois unemployment may disqualify you from SNAP food stamp benefits

  • Jun 18, 2020

Latest Stories

Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended an order blocking full SNAP payments, amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end.

  • Nov 12, 2025
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Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets

With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.

  • Nov 10, 2025

Trump administration demands states 'undo' full SNAP payouts as states warn of 'catastrophic impact'

The Department of Agriculture threatened to impose financial penalties on states that do not "comply" quickly with their new orders.

  • Nov 9, 2025

How to talk to kids about food insecurity amid looming SNAP benefit cuts

As the federal government shutdown stretches on, families who rely on SNAP benefits are preparing for the possibility that they could cease as early as Nov. 1.

  • Nov 7, 2025
AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

Some SNAP recipients have to choose between rent and food amid halt in benefits

Some Americans who saw their SNAP benefits halt on Nov. 1 say they have to choose between paying their rent and buying food.

  • Nov 6, 2025