WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The White House issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Illinois and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding from July 13 to July 16, 2024. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Cook, Fulton  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Illinois to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding from July 13-16, 2024. The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Cook, Fulton, Henry, St. Clair, Will and Winnebago  more