disaster area illinois

• Bush Declares Disaster Area in Illinois

Associated Press

• The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• April 24, 2004

• Federal Disaster Areas Declared

UTICA -- President Bush declared a federal disaster area in four north-central Illinois counties Friday after a tornado plowed through the center of this small town, killing eight people in a tavern. The declaration makes LaSalle, Putnam, Will and Kankakee counties eligible for federal assistance, said Mike Brown, an undersecretary in the Department of Homeland Security.

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• April 26, 2004

• Reduction in Taxable Income for Housing Hurricane Katrina Displaced Individuals

... under section 702 of the Heartland Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008. The final regulations affe... displaced in a Midwestern disaster area, as defined in section 702 of the Heartland Disast..., or flooding in the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana,. Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Miss...

• FR, December 14, 2009
• Rules
• Internal Revenue Service

• Illinois Briefs

Officials watching water supplies PEORIA - With parched cropland already declared a federal disaster area across most of Illinois, state officials are turning their attention to water supplies they fear could be the next drought victims if the skies don't open up with rain by fall.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• August 03, 2005

• Digest of Other White House Announcements

Subjects: Abu Dhabi : Crown Prince; Afghanistan : Afghan military and security forces; Afghanistan : NATO International Security Assistance Force, commander; Afghanistan : President; Afghanistan : Terrorism; Afghanistan : United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, compound attack in Mazar-e Sharif; Africa : Economic development strategies, strengthening efforts; Agriculture, Department of : Food and Agricultural Development, Board for International; Agriculture, Department of : International Food and...

...The President declared a major disaster in California and ordered Federal aid to supplemen..., Tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe winter storms, flooding, and debr... President declared a major disaster in Illinois and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and lo...

• Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents
• October 11, 2011

• 3 Counties in Quad City Region Declared State Disaster Areas

SPRINGFIELD -Three Illinois counties in the Quad-Cities area have been declared disaster areas in the wake of Monday's severe storms. In issuing the declaration for Rock Island, Bureau and Henry counties on Tuesday, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said the designation will help communities get assistance needed for the recovery process.

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• July 23, 2008

• Flood Damage Continues

Pontiac - Livingston County has been added to the state disaster declaration, bringing the number of counties that can now get expanded access to state emergency resources to 44 and allowing Illinois to pursue federal relief and support. Woodford County was one of 38 counties previously declared a state disaster area by Gov. Pat Quinn.

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• April 26, 2013

• Today's Tmj4 Weather Plus; '74 Tornado Outburst Is Unrivaled

The cold is here to stay for a few days and definitely will stick around through the Easter holiday weekend. The unseasonable air mass has dropped large lake-effect snowfalls across the lake-effect snow belt of northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. More wind and cold are on tap for today, but at least there should be plenty of sunshine around the Milwaukee area. In Wednesday's column, I promised more on the outbreak of tornadoes that struck the eastern part of the country on April 3 and 4, 1974. This spectacular swarm of tornadoes is historically unmatched by number of tornadoes and damage over a two-day period. Tornadoes touched down in 11 states from one low-pressure system, with 10 of those states declared a disaster area because of the extensive damage. In all, 148...

• The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• April 05, 2007

• National Commission On the B.P. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling Holds a Meeting to Discuss the Preliminary Findings Related to the Root Causes of the Bp Deepwater Horizon Disaster, Day 2

... safer development, particularly in frontier areas. We narrowed the gaps, both of our understanding ... And Cairo, Illinois and New Orleans will have joined their streets tog...

• Political Transcript Wire
• December 06, 2010

• Dry Humor Floods the Tri-State As Drought Takes Its Toll ; Southern Illinois

While the drought of 2012 is no laughing matter, some local farmers have come up with a few quips to help take the edge off the impending financial disaster. "We're used to drought," said Wayne County farmer Walt Townsend. "Back in the biblical times when it rained 40 days and 40 nights, Wayne County got just under a quarter of an inch. Another farmer told me that some of his prize Angus cattle fled their parched pasture into a nearby cornfield the other day and nearly starved to death before they found their way back. Now that's dry.

..., opening the door to low-interest loans for area producers. Some Southern Illinois counties will b...

• Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
• July 19, 2012