Twenty states and Washington, DC are suing USDA after the agency demanded states turn over sensitive data on applicants for ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s proclaimed Make American Healthier Again goals are being undermined before they even take root ...

Federal cuts to SNAP under the One Big Beautiful Bill will force states to consider new costs for the nutrition program.

Illinois taxpayers could be on the hook for hundreds of millions in food subsidies if the state’s error rate isn't cleaned up ...

While the implementation of Trump administration food aid rules and cuts is uncertain, Michigan food banks are preparing for ...

Illinois taxpayers could be on the hook for hundreds of millions in food subsidies if the state’s error rate isn't cleaned up ...

McLean County Unit District No. 5 Superintendent Dr. Kristen Weikle said students with SNAP benefits today automatically ...

New legislation will reduce SNAP benefits for eligible Illinois residents and tighten eligibility requirements. An estimated 360,000 Illinois residents are at risk of losing SNAP benefits, including ...

The 2008 Food and Nutrition Act allowed the secretary of Agriculture to grant waivers for states or counties with high unemployment rates. For years, all SNAP recipients in Illinois have been exempt ...

Food insecurity stretches into the suburbs and small towns across the state. John and Loretta Arient bear daily witness to ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Monday directing state agencies to evaluate the economic impact Illinois could face under the latest rounds of sweeping tariffs that President Donald ...

“We want Illinoisians throughout our state to understand the ripple effects of the Trump administration’s cruelty and be ...