Despite court orders to distribute SNAP benefits, state officials said the funds remain on hold for nearly 2 million Illinoisans.

SNAP benefits will lapse on Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown. Gov. JB Pritzker ordered $20 million for food banks to help, as food pantries are already seeing increasing demand.

As nearly 2 million Illinois residents prepare to lose federal food assistance Saturday amid the government shutdown, Gov. Pritzker signed an executive order Thursday directing $20 million toward food banks across the state.

More than 40 million Americans are set to lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits Nov. 1 as the government shutdown nears its five-week mark. This includes more than a million Illinois residents, who will now have to find ...

Two million people in Illinois rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. With the governor signing an executive order, $20 million in state funds will be directed to help food banks.

A U.S. judge orders the USDA to use SNAP funds amid a government shutdown following a lawsuit led by Illinois' Attorney General.

SNAP isn't the only program being impacted by the now month-long federal shutdown. The National Energy Assistance Directors Association warns there have been delays in another federal program designed to assist with energy bills at a time when many are seeing the cost of energy rise.

As the government shutdown continues, nearly 2 million Illinoisans will not receive SNAP benefits starting next month, officials warn.

Rockford area food pantry operators say they're seeing barren shelves even before SNAP benefits officially stop arriving amid a government shutdown.