Illinois sees 16% drop in SNAP enrollment one year after food program overhaul – Chicago Sun-Times

By June, the number of SNAP recipients had fallen to nearly 1.6 million, down from nearly 1.9 million last year, according to the Illinois Department of Human Services. That’s the lowest number receiving food assistance in the state since 2009.
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Fed Up Taxpayer
21 days ago

This is likely because of the ICE deportations, not because Pritzker is doing anything to stop fraud.

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