Gov. JB Pritzker directs $20 million to Illinois food banks as SNAP benefits set to freeze Saturday amid shutdown

As nearly 2 million Illinois residents prepare to lose federal food assistance Saturday amid the government shutdown, Gov.

Judges order SNAP funding to continue as shutdown threatens food assistance for many Illinois families

Two federal judges ruled that the Trump administration must continue funding SNAP during the government shutdown, using ...
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Food Pantries Brace For Huge Increase In Need As Feds Cut Off SNAP Funding

It’s making a big impact, choosing between bills and foods," said Charlene Echoles, a Humboldt Park mother of three who is trying to figure out how to survive without SNAP during the shutdown.
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Food banks in Chicago bracing for spike in demand

The government shutdown is directly impacting employees, and now families are losing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

8-year-old hosting food drive Saturday on South Side

An 8-year-old Chicago boy is giving back for his birthday by feeding 150 families Saturday in a food drive. Alex Anning ...
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Levy tapped to run restaurants, bars at Bally's Chicago casino

Bally’s has picked Levy, the Chicago-based hospitality group behind Wrigley Field dining, to operate restaurants at its ...

Chicago area farmers brace for impact of looming halt in food stamp funding

The ongoing federal government shutdown could end food stamp coverage for millions of Americans on Saturday, and farmers are among those bracing for the impact.
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Chicago church packs food, supplies for residents in fear of immigration raids

A Chicago church is packing food and supplies for residents amid fears of immigration raids. New Life Centers opened its ...