CHICAGO - Many Illinois beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are receiving at least partial payments this month despite the ongoing legal battle and the Trump administration’s refusal to distribute full benefits this month.

What we know:

As of Friday, the Trump administration had not complied with a federal judge’s order to provide full funding for November.

Later on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the judge’s order to send out full SNAP payments.

The legal back-and-forth has been watched closely as the ability of nearly 2 million Illinois residents to buy their food for the month is at risk.

The Illinois Department of Human Services said recipients should expect to receive partial payments between Friday and Saturday.

Still,

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