As of Friday, some people in Chicago began receiving federally funded food assistance. It came as the Trump administration ...

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to fully fund federal food assistance in November by Friday. Will benefits ...

Starting Friday, some of the nearly 2 million people in Illinois who rely on SNAP will begin receiving partial payments.The ...

The judge’s order requires the administration to make November payments to states by Friday.

Illinois residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits could receive partial payments as soon as ...

Along with when Illinois residents may be receiving reduced SNAP benefits, officials said not everyone who is eligible will be receiving benefits.

Partial benefits for those who were supposed to receive them Nov. 1 through 6 will be sent out starting Friday, the Illinois ...

Food banks in central Illinois are waiting to see how a federal judge's ruling on SNAP benefits will impact their operations.

Two million people in Illinois rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. With the governor signing an executive ...

SNAP benefits will lapse on Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown. Gov. JB Pritzker ordered $20 million for food ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a vocal Democratic critic of President Donald Trump during the federal government shutdown, mischaracterized the Trump administration’s actions related to food aid for ...

NBC News’ Maggie Vespa spoke with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker about his reaction to the Trump administration’s decision to ...