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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. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Thursday directing $20 million toward food banks across the state.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed an executive order direct $20 million toward food banks to mitigate the impact of the anticipated stoppage of federal funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown.
Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order Thursday directing money toward helping food banks as SNAP funding is set to be stopped on November 1.
Gov. JB Pritzker credited Democratic successes in Tuesday’s elections across the country to candidates’ focus on affordability as well as voters who used their ballots to rebuke Republican President Donald Trump’s second-term leadership.
Days before Illinois is set to shut down Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, Governor JB Pritzker announces he will support residents with a $20 million-dollar executive order.
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