As part of the restaurant chain’s commitment to combating hunger, Chick-fil-A has selected 22 food pantries, shelters, and soup kitchens to surprise with $25,000 grants this holiday season.

Geneva preschoolers recently collected hundreds of pounds of food to donate to the Northern Illinois Food Bank ahead of Thanksgiving.

Volunteers from the Polo Lifeline Food Pantry helped distribute food items from the Northern Illinois Food Bank's mobile food pantry truck Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025.

Students at St. Anne's School in Dixon collected and donated food Friday, Nov. 21, to the Dixon Food Pantry.

TD Ryan, host of the TD Ryan Unleashed podcast, hosted his annual Let’s Talk Turkey Thanksgiving food drive Friday at the Salvation Army food pantry in DeKalb.

Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital kicked off its annual food drive early this year, and extended the collection period by two weeks.

Constellation, owner of the Byron Nuclear Plant, presented a $15,000 donation to the Rochelle Christian Food Pantry on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025.

A long line of cars packed the Illinois Valley Food Pantry during their annual Thanksgiving Distribution on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 in Peru. Nearly 500 families or roughly 1,200 people in the Illinois Valley got a Thanksgiving meal.

A group of students at Lyons Township High School have published a cookbook that is being distributed to clients of a local food pantry

A long line of cars wrapped around the building during the Thanksgiving distribution on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 at the Hall Township Food Pantry in Spring Valley. Nearly 500 families will receive food from this years distribution.

Some Ogle County food pantries have seen client increases of up to 30%.

Community Cares and Oswego School District 308 come together to help those in need with a coat drive and a list of food pantries in the area.

The Rochelle Christian Food Pantry at 770 Lincoln Ave. saw an all-time record with 237 families served during the week of Nov. 2-8, 2025.

DuPage County plans to shift funds to support food pantries that have become a lifeline for people who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to buy groceries

An annual Thanksgiving food drive will have the same host but a new home this year, collecting frozen turkeys for an estimated 750 DeKalb County-area families in need. TD Ryan’s Let’s Talk Turkey food drive returns Nov. 21 in DeKalb.

The West Suburban Food Pantry is facing new challenges as the need for food continues to increase

Rochelle Township High School recently announced the launch of its schoolwide “Dodging Hunger Initiative,” a community-centered effort designed to alleviate hunger within RTHS and throughout the Rochelle area.

The Joliet Police Department is partnering with the The Salvation Army Joliet Corps Community Center for its annual holiday food drive: Patrol for Hunger! Food pantries are reporting higher demand.

The food drive in Lockport was meant to provide short-term assistance to families impacted by the uncertainty with SNAP funding amid the historic government shutdown.

Plano Methodist Church gathered for a community work day and First Lutheran Church will be holding a food pantry for the community.

The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown, even though residents in some states already have received the funds

The Prophetstown-Lyndon Food Pantry is open from 9-11 a.m. every Tuesday at the American Legion Hall at 215 Washington St., Prophetstown.

All 17 St. Charles District 303 schools and administration stepped up to support the St. Charles Public Library Community Cabinet with food donations. The Community Cabinet is available when it is open to anyone who needs food.

The League of Women Voters of Glen Ellyn will host a community panel, “Combatting Poverty fom 7 to 8:15 p.m. Nov. 20 in the Glen Ellyn Police Station Community Room, 535 Duane St.

Board of Directors: Please help us help our neighbors. We need cash donations to help us purchase the food items we need to meet both current demands and this new surge.

As nonprofits, businesses and individuals across northern Illinois prepared for the uncertainty surrounding SNAP, President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund the food assistance program

Indivisible Sauk Valley hosted a No Kings protest and food drive Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Sterling.

President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after a pair of judges’ rulings required it to keep the food aid program running

Indivisible Sauk Valley organized a No Kings protest and food drive Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Sterling.

People across the country formed long lines for free meals and groceries at food pantries and drive-through giveaways Saturday, after monthly benefits through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, were cut off

There is no definitive time when the contingency funding for SNAP benefits will kick in, despite a court order to the Trump Administration on Friday.

Food pantries across northern Illinois have already been anticipating an increase in demand as a result of almost $200 billion in cuts in the next 10 years to the SNAP program.

Here are some of the places to donate food to help those in need and where to find food distribution programs in Will County. Lockport fire volunteers will be at Jewel on Sunday

The Greater Chicago Food Depository will set up temporary distribution sites in areas with the highest concentration of SNAP participants starting Saturday

From can opener collection drives and Family Service Agency programs to local businesses stepping up, here are some other ways you can help keep DeKalb County locals fed amid SNAP uncertainty.

Already struggling with growing numbers of people in need of food assistance, Sauk Valley-area food pantries are now bracing for the even greater numbers expected in the wake of SNAP benefits ending Nov. 1, 2025, as part of the federal government shutdown.

Multiple free food options exist across DeKalb County to serve those in need regularly. Here's a list:

"Don’t feel like you can’t come and get food:" With one day to go before a potential federal cut-off of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, DeKalb County area food pantries are preparing for what some said could be an influx of local families in need.

Sauk Valley-area food pantries are expecting an uptick in need when SNAP benefits are suspended Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025.

The Illinois Valley Food Pantry is gearing up for the food assistance shutdown. Beginning Nov. 1, food assistance used by more than 40 million Americans will not be distributed from November due to the ongoing US government shutdown. Food shortage will worsen local food pantries due to the the shutdown.

West Suburban Community Pantry is turning to DoorDash to accommodate a rise in no-shows for pantry food shopping appointments

Social service leaders from Cook and DuPage counties warned of “more people” and “less food” if Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments are halted in November as a result of the government shutdown.

Menards in Sterling is serving as a food drop-off site through the month of October.

Join the Lee County Sheriff’s Office for its annual Stuff the Squad event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 15, in Dixon.

The West Suburban Community Pantry in Woodridge is working diligently to meet a rising demand

The Plano Food Pantry is offering free food pick-up on Oct. 17 at the First Lutheran Church in Plano.

This holiday season, Prescott Brothers Ford in Rochelle, together with 102.3 The Coyote and Superhits 93.5, is proud to once again host its annual 2-Ton Food Drive on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, benefiting the Rochelle Christian Food Pantry.

Rochelle Foods recently presented a $5,000 donation to the Rochelle Christian Food Pantry.

The Rochelle Christian Food Pantry at 770 Lincoln Ave. set a record for families served in August 2025, RCFP Board Member Cal Jacobs said Sept. 25, 2025.

Rochelle Foods presented a donation of $5,000 to the Rochelle Area Community Foundation on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025.