New SNAP work requirements go into effect, Chicago braces for impact

New requirements kicked in on Sunday for recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

Some are concerned the change could cause hundreds of thousands of people in Illinois to lose their benefits.

People did not lose their benefits right at midnight Sunday, Feb. 1, but the changes did start a clock for hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents to have full work requirements when they previously did not…

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