A new report revealed scammers stealing Illinois SNAP funds from EBT cards have made off with nearly $21 million since ...

This will allow Illinois LINK card users to "tap to pay" with their mobile phones and make SNAP purchases at the point-of-sale without the presence of the LINK card (i.e., there is no physical ...

A similar scheme also occurred in Dixon, Illinois, where 2,800 Walmart shoppers were robbed of their SNAP benefits via EBT card skimming. EBT cards are especially susceptible to identity theft due ...

“It didn’t.” In Illinois, the form is called a SNAP Program Change Report Form. In other states, this form may have different requirements. States like California and Oregon require that ...

Victims of SNAP fraud will no longer be reimbursed for food benefits Thieves have found a way to steal from people's SNAP accounts. The Illinois Department of Human Services told the ABC7 I-Team ...

Here are some key takeaways about how this food assistance program works: In most states, after you apply for SNAP, the benefits are transferred to recipients via a prepaid EBT card, which is a ...

A case of theft made recent headlines after the Office of the Inspector General concluded an individual had stolen SNAP card data from 17 recipients, using their funds to purchase expensive items ...