More Illinois residents will have work requirements to qualify for SNAP starting Sunday under President Donald Trump’s One ...

The new work rules for the federal food assistance program start Feb. 1 in Illinois, with state officials estimating that as ...

States have started banning junk food from SNAP. It’s not going according to plan.

Hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents are expected to be pushed out of the federal food assistance program for people ...

Starting Feb. 1, 2026, new SNAP work requirements in Illinois and other states could cut off benefits for millions. Learn if ...

Under the new requirements, more individuals will be considered “able-bodied adults” capable of working at least 20 hours ...

There are several changes coming to SNAP benefits in 2026, including stricter bans on what foods can be purchased Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Last year, Congress rushed to push through all of the president’s wish list as H.R. 1, the “Big Beautiful Bill Act,” while ...

Food bank officials, some medical professionals and grocers urged the state Senate to reject legislation (SB 615) to reform ...

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville said last week that if elected governor he wants to root out “fraud in our state,” pointing ...