CHICAGO (WGN) — As the court battle over SNAP benefits cut off by the Trump administration continues, food pantries across Chicago are stepping up to fill the gap for struggling families during the ongoing government shutdown.

Outside a pop-up food distribution site near South Ewing Avenue and 102nd Street, seniors and parents waited in line for groceries.

“I’m blessed for anything that I can get for my family because I got a family of nine, so there’s seven kids and two adults and we do what we can,” Rachael Figueroa said.

A week after SNAP recipients stopped receiving their full benefits, the Greater Chicago Food Depository doubled its number of weekend emergency distribution sites from five to ten. One of the new locations is at St. Francis De Sales High School on the city’s Southeas

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