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New federal work requirements for SNAP are impacting thousands of Illinois residents and straining food pantries.

Up to 150,000 Illinois residents could lose their federal food assistance benefits starting May 1, according to a community announcement. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, ...

About 120,000 people statewide are expected to lose SNAP food support starting in May because of President Donald Trump’s expanded work and volunteer rules.

An estimated 150,000 Illinois residents may lose their food and nutrition benefits beginning Friday, May 1, after President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” changed eligibility rules. The ...

New federal requirements for SNAP recipients to work or volunteer for 80 hours a month could mean 120,000 Illinois residents lose their benefits.

With tens of thousands of people in Illinois already losing their SNAP benefits due to new stricter eligibility rules that went into effect this month, it could also soon get tougher for stores to get ...

As many as 150,000 people in Illinois’ SNAP benefits were in jeopardy or already lost due to a program amendment embedded in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” ...

This summary was written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) — When the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” passed last July, millions of U.S. residents ...