
‘It’s scary’: SNAP recipients brace for fallout as benefits vanish during shutdown
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With SNAP benefits cut off nationwide, Illinois residents are scrambling to feed families as pantries report surging demand during the ongoing federal shutdown.
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"It’s scary because I’m a cancer survivor. I’m in remission. My doctor has not released me to go back to work yet, so I’m on disability, and I really need the extra for food, because by the time I pay all the bills, there’s really nothing left," Weaving said.
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