CHICAGO - Despite the Trump administration’s decision to partially fund SNAP food assistance this month, the nearly 2 million Illinois residents who benefit from the program will still have to wait "days or weeks" to receive the funds, according to a state agency.

What we know:

Last week, the administration was ordered by two federal judges to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) after it said benefits would not be paid out in November due to the ongoing government shutdown.

Then, on Monday, the administration said it would only partially fund SNAP , although it wasn’t clear how beneficiaries would receive of the money for this month.

The decision to partially fund SNAP benefits will "make it significantly more complicated for states to issue the funds, whi

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