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President Joe Biden issued a disaster declaration Monday ordering federal assistance for communities affected by heavy flooding on Sept. 17 and Sept. 18, according to White House statement. The announcement comes after Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Gov. J.B. Pritzker made similar disaster proclamations Oct. 4 and Oct. 26, which unlocked state funds to assist residents in ...

Good morning, Chicago. Every year, the Chicago Fire Department holds a voluntary fitness challenge in October, and each time, Andrew Price completed it in costume. Last month, the firefighter ran, stretched and did situps dressed like the Joker, of the Batman franchise, said Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt, speaking to a crowd who came to Navy Pier to mourn Price on Monday afternoon. “If ...

Biden authorized the federal cost-share to be increased from 75% to 100% for a 30-day period of the state's choosing within the first 120 days from the start of the incident period.

“The addition of these...Georgia counties to last week’s natural disaster declaration is a welcomed source of relief for farmers... ” Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper said.

Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program or SNAP benefits may still be used to purchase hot foods sold through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and N

The disaster declaration issued Monday will help small businesses that closed during the shelter-in-place orders after the shootings.

The governor hopes to cover the costs through a crime victims fund and her contingent account, her spokesman says.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed a state disaster declaration for the village of Cedar Rock in Caldwell County.

The IRS along with the California Franchise Tax Board announced most Californians now have until Nov. 16 to file and pay their 2022 taxes.

The latest round of federal funding covers parts of Addison County affected by the severe storms and flooding seen from Aug. 3-5.