Nearly 2 million Illinois residents depend on SNAP to help pay for groceries. As the government shutdown continues, they're scrambling to find other ways to feed their families.
The government-funded nonprofit, a staple of U.S. soft power in the region since 1996, is facing nearly total closure after being targeted by the administration and hit by the shutdown.
Upcoming funding deadlines could pressure Democrats and Republicans into making a deal to end the shutdown, but it wouldn't be a shocker if the Washington debacle keeps going for another week or two.
