Illinois EBT Discounts and Perks 2019

Illinois Food Stamps

If you have been looking to get details about Illinois EBT Discounts and Perks, you’ve come to the right place. In this post, we will review all the amazing perks and discounts that are available to EBT cardholders in the state of Illinois.

Some of these great discounts include about a 50% discount on Amazon Prime membership.

In case you are not familiar with Amazon Prime, it offers FREE fast shipping for eligible purchases, streaming of movies, TV shows and music, exclusive shopping deals and selection, unlimited reading, and more.

In addition, there are also discounted home internet services for those who qualify.

Also, your Illinois Link Card gives you discounted or FREE access to museums and other great family-friendly places in the state of Illinois.

In this post, we are going to share all the exciting Illinois EBT discounts, perks, and free stuff available to cardholders.

National EBT Discounts:

Below are the discounts that are available to all EBT Cardholders across the United States, that can also be redeemed by Illinois EBT Card Holders.

Amazon Prime EBT Discount

If you have an Illinois Link Card, you can now sign up for Amazon Prime EBT Discount and get all the great benefits that come with Prime membership, at a fraction of the cost.

The regular Amazon Prime membership is $12.99 a month. However, if you have an EBT Card, you can get Prime Membership for $5.99. That’s over 50% off the regular price.

Given that Amazon is part of the USDA pilot of vendors approved to accept food stamps online for delivery, prime membership allows you to order groceries through Amazon Pantry in certain parts of the country.

If you are not sure if the Amazon Prime EBT Discount is worth it, here is a summary of the what you get with your Amazon Prime membership:

FREE, Fast Delivery on Millions of Items

With Amazon Prime membership, you get fast, free shipping on over 50 million eligible items on Amazon.com. They have also rolled out a program recently that allows people who live in certain metropolitan areas to get FREE Same-Day Delivery on over a million items and FREE 2-hour delivery with Prime Now on daily essentials and groceries.

Instantly Stream TV Shows and Movies

One of the most popular features is the instant streaming of TV Shows and Movies. Your Prime membership includes instant access to thousands of movies and TV shows at no additional cost. You can stream all these on select Smart TVs, Roku, Xbox, Amazon Fire TV, iPhones, tablets, and Android devices.

Other Benefits of Amazon Prime

Buy groceries online with your EBT Card through Amazon Pantry for delivery (in states where this is available)
Over two million songs. Thousands of playlists and stations (On-demand, ad-free music streaming)
Books, Magazines & More (Unlimited reading on any device)
Original audio series from Audible (Unlimited listening to original audio series)
Twitch Prime (Get free game content every month, exclusive discounts, plus loads more)
All your photos, together at last (Free unlimited photo storage)

Illinois EBT Discounts:

Lifeline Program

If you are currently on Food Stamps/EBT Cardholder, and your income is below a certain level, you may qualify for FREE or low-cost home or cell phone service for you or a member of your family through the Federal Lifeline Program, which serves nearly 13 million Americans.

The Lifeline program helps to lower the monthly cost of phone and internet service. Eligible customers will get at least $9.25 toward their monthly bill. You can only use Lifeline for either phone or internet service, but not both.

Discounted Cell Phone Services

Below is a list of cell phone providers that participate in the Lifeline program in the state of Illinois.

Company Name	Phone
Life Wireless	888-543-3620
Safelink Wireless	800-723-3546
Illinois Telephone Corporation	800-480-4198
Yourtel America	855-299-9990
Access Wireless	866-594-3644

Discounted Home Phone Services

Below is a list of home phone providers that participate in the Lifeline program in the state of Illinois.

Company Name	Phone
Consolidated Communications	844-968-7224
Metamora Telephone Company	800-227-5161
Egyptian Telephone Cooperative Association	618-965-3481
AT&T	855-301-0355
Frontier Communications	800-921-8101
Data Net Systems	888-771-1010
Marseilles Telephone Company	800-227-5161
Glasford Telephone Company	309-389-2111
New Windsor Telephone Company	309-667-2712
Woodhull Community Telephone Company	309-334-2150
Cambridge Telephone Company	309-944-2103
Mid Century Telephone Cooperative	877-643-2368
Moultrie Independent Telephone Company	217-873-4636
Wabash Telephone Cooperative	800-228-9824
Gridley Telephone Company	309-747-2221
Leaf River Telephone Company	815-738-2211
Consolidated Communications of Illinois Company	844-968-7224
Harrisonville Telephone Company	888-482-8353
Madison Telephone Company	800-422-4848
Adams Telephone Cooperative	877-696-4611
Montrose Mutual Telephone Company	217-925-5242
Home Telephone Company	888-746-4482
Alhambra-Grantfork Telephone Company	618-488-2165
Cass Telephone Company	800-508-5405
Crossville Telephone Company	618-966-2196
Shawnee Telephone Company	800-461-3956
McDonough Telephone Cooperative	888-640-4334
Grafton Telephone Company	618-786-3311
Hamilton County Telephone Co-op	618-736-2211
CenturyLink	800-407-5411
Geneseo Telephone Company	309-944-2103

Internet Service

Your EBT card may qualify you for discounted home internet service under the Federal Lifeline program for low-income families and individuals. The program currently provides $9.25 a month per household toward phone or internet service.

Discounted Museums Admission

As an EBT cardholder in Illinois, you also get discounted or FREE access to museums and other great family-friendly places. We have compiled the list below for your convenience.

The Illinois Museums listed below all offer individual admission fees ranging from FREE to $3.00 to individuals and families who have an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, and a valid form of photo ID.

The offer covers up to four individuals per EBT card, which means that if you have a family of 4, you can use your Illinois EBT card to get the special discounted rate or the free admission for all four members.

These rates are available during all normal operating hours. We advise that you call the museum first before you go – so that you can find out what their special rate is for EBT Cardholders (whether it’s free admission or $3).

Here is the list of participating Museums:

Children’s Discovery Museum

101 E Beaufort St.

Normal, Illinois 61761

309-433-3444