Long lines have formed at food pantries across the U.S. as federal food benefits were cut off due to the government shutdown. People are turning to free meals and groceries ...

Community groups in Evanston, IL have organized a donation drive to support families affected by the SNAP funding freeze, ...

Axios Visuals Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to continue funding SNAP benefits during the government shutdown, but if and when payments will resume remains unclear. Driving the ...

Halloween and Day of the Dead are past, but scarier things are haunting the community. The most dangerous and frightening one is the menace of Immigration ...

Republicans and Democrats remained at a stalemate on the government shutdown over the weekend as it headed into its sixth week, with food aid potentially delayed or suspended for ...

It’s Day 30 of the government shutdown, and for tens of thousands of families across Central Illinois, the countdown is on.In just two days, SNAP benefits could ...

Local businesses and programs are offering some relief to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit recipients ...

LEMONT, Ill. (WLS) -- The usually busy lunch service at The Wooden Paddle could get even busier now that the popular ...

The government shutdown has frozen SNAP funding for 42 million Americans. Food banks warn shelves are emptying fast as states ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a major piece of the U.S. social safety net used by nearly 42 million, or about 1 in 8 Americans, to help buy groceries.

Some 42 million recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will have to wait for them to be restored ...

Already struggling with growing numbers of people in need of food assistance, Sauk Valley-area food pantries are now bracing for even greater numbers as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...