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The government shutdown continues, leaving nearly 2 million people in Illinois without Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Food pantries across the Chicago area are reporting an ...
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Nearly 2 million Illinois residents use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, to help buy food. But SNAP benefits will lapse on Nov. 1 amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.