The partial government shutdown could jeopardize government funded programs that affect everyone in the Chicagoland area.

This is the third-longest shutdown in U.S. History and there's no end in sight because President Donald Trump and Democrats can't find a middle ground when it comes to border wall funding.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said President Trump absolutely stands by his comments and is willing to continue the shutdown for months or until he gets the money needed to build the wall.

Democrats insist the wall is ineffective and pitched better border security.

While that back-and-fourth is happening in the White House, government funded programs like the food stamps could be jeopardized.

The food stamp program is run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and it's one of the agencies that have been unfunded during the shutdown.

Congress has tried to relieve the issue by giving the department $3 billion of emergency funds, but experts say that'll run out around February.

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 42 million Americans received benefits in 2017 under the snap program and most were in families with children.