Commentary: More Illinoisans will go hungry if Congress, Trump fail to reverse SNAP cuts
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/12/26/illinois-hunger-congress-trump-tax-spending-law-snap-benefits-food-stamps-kate-maehr-julie-yurko
Posted by SocialDemocracies
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No soup for you. Billionaires need fuel for yachts they don’t use.
Even though it’s roughly 15% of the state population, that’s still almost 2 million people who will struggle with the cuts. Most of that in the Chicago area since most people in Illinois live in Cook County.
And apparently the rural and small town counties outside Chicago that voted for Trump and against the senators who voted no on the OBBB, are the ones who have the highest usage rates of SNAP use. Go figure.