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Mayor Brandon Johnson's PSA

in support of local communities and our Link Match program at 44 farmers markets and 12 grocery stores in the Chicago area, filmed at the Garfield Park Neighborhood Market.

in support of local communities and our Link Match program at 44 farmers markets and 12 grocery stores in the Chicago area, filmed at the Garfield Park Neighborhood Market.

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Hyde Park Farmers Market returns Sunday

The Hyde Park Farmers Market returns to the parking lot behind the Hyde Park Bank Building at 54th Street and Lake Park Avenue West this Sunday.

…The market partners with Link Up Illinois, meaning purchases made through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will be matched up to $25 per transaction.

The Hyde Park Farmers Market returns to the parking lot behind the Hyde Park Bank Building at 54th Street and Lake Park Avenue West this Sunday.

This year's market will feature 20 vendors selling fresh produce, flowers, coffee, honey, jams, soaps, baked goods, hot foods and beauty products. Vendors are subject to change each week, and throughout the season the market will also host several pop-up vendors, live music and children's activities. A ribbon-cutting will take place at 11:30 a.m.

The market partners with Link Up Illinois, meaning purchases made through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will be matched up to $25 per transaction.

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How federal changes to SNAP will put pressure on Illinois' food system

More than 1.8 million people in Illinois rely on SNAP to help buy food 

15% of Illinois' population uses the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to purchase food. Substantive changes to those benefits and related farm subsidies in the Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act are expected to ripple through Illinois' economy. 

More than 1.8 million people in Illinois rely on SNAP to help buy food 

15% of Illinois' population uses the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to purchase food. Substantive changes to those benefits and related farm subsidies in the Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act are expected to ripple through Illinois' economy. 

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