Federal funding cuts could put more than 350,000 people in Illinois at risk of losing their SNAP benefits, officials warn.

New requirements mandate the state pay for a greater share of program. How will that impact Illinois’ new budget?

“Last year homelessness increased 116% in the state of Illinois,” Doug Kenshol, co-founder of the Illinois Shelter Alliance, ...

Facing a tight budget year with constrained spending and limited natural revenue growth, the $55.1 billion fiscal year 2026 ...

The budget bill passed by the U.S. Senate would reduce Medicaid spending in Illinois by 20%, or about $48 billion over the ...

In Illinois, 1.9 million residents receive SNAP benefits, including more than 891,000 people in Cook County. Approximately 3.4 million Illinoisans are covered by Medicaid.

Recovery advocates across Southern Illinois are sounding the alarm after the state cut funding for the region’s ...

Leaders from several major Quad Cities nonprofit organizations are warning of a worsening crisis in the community as federal ...

On June 20, the Illinois Housing Development Authority Board approved a resolution objecting to any decrease in funding for rental assistance in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

The proposed housing and homelessness budget making its way through the Oregon Legislature would cut eviction prevention funding by 74% compared to the current budget, to just under $34 million in ...