Illinois Senate Democrats hope to tackle SNAP benefit fraud by requiring the state to use smart chip cards instead of ...

Illinois legislators are considering two emergency bills in response to federal changes that will reduce or end Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits for about 230,000 state ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — Nearly 2 million people in Illinois will again receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (SNAP) ...

SNAP benefits will not be distributed to nearly 2 million Illinoisans starting next month. Local officials worry the loss of benefits could put a further strain on local food bank networks. Illinois ...

State data obtained by the Sun-Times identifies where SNAP recipients say they work as expanded employment requirements could ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois mother of four and food delivery driver Aubrey Lewandowski says she immediately started rationing the food she had left after getting a text alerting her that her ...

People in Illinois who rely on SNAP benefits could start to see their November benefits as soon as Friday following a lapse due to the longest-ever federal government shutdown that has now ended.

A change in requirements to receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could affect upwards of 340,000 Illinoisans.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order allocating $20 million to state food banks and food pantries in preparation for a pause in SNAP benefits expected to go into effect Saturday. Illinois mother ...