The Illinois Department of Human Services said it will fully distribute November’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by Thursday, weeks after the federal government froze and then halved its usual payments during the now-resolved government shutdown. But that temporary freeze foreshadowed future challenges as the Trump administration advances stricter eligibility rules for the program, according. The post Food pantries warn of impending crisis as SNAP benefits return but eligibility tightens appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.