The Brief
- The new federal “Big Beautiful Bill” cuts $200 billion from SNAP, putting over 130,000 Illinois residents at risk of losing food assistance.
- Dion Dawson, founder of Dion’s Chicago Dream, is scaling up operations to deliver 200,000+ pounds of fresh produce monthly to 180 zip codes.
- Amid growing need, Dawson plans to open a 20,000-square-foot Dreamville campus in Englewood to expand food access and empower communities.
CHICAGO – Now that the “Big Beautiful Bill” has been signed into law, millions are bracing for the biggest cut to food assistance in years.
The new federal budget takes away $200 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In Illinois, that means hundreds of thousands may have to turn to nonprofits.
In a Fox 32 special report, one group on the South Side says moments like these are exactly why they exist.…