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 rising food insecurity in their small Illinois community. The Arients named ...

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The Trump administration barred undocumented immigrants from Head Start and other federal benefit programs — a move ...

With fall camp less than 10 days away, here are five reasons the Oklahoma Sooners will be much better in 2025.

A Mississippi law that requires social media users to verify their ages can go into effect, a federal court has ruled. A tech industry group has pledged to continue challenging the law, arguing it ...

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

New legislation will reduce SNAP benefits for eligible Illinois residents and tighten eligibility requirements. An estimated ...

In terms of maximum amounts available, across the 48 contiguous states and Washington D.C, a single person claiming foods stamps can get a maximum of $292 per month, and a family of four can receive ...

From executive orders, bills passed to ongoing public arguments and more: here's how President Trump's second term has ...

Multiple ways to view recruiting, 2025 schedule and more for Bret Bielema's Illini football program ...