Cook County pledges $8 million toward cleanup from severe August storms
Some south suburban communities in Cook County are receiving financial help to clean up from severe weather this past summer.
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Some south suburban communities in Cook County are receiving financial help to clean up from severe weather this past summer.
Some south suburban communities in Cook County are receiving financial help to clean up from severe weather this past summer.
Indiana lawmakers on Tuesday grilled officials from power company NIPSCO about their handling of last month's severe storms, which left hundreds of thousands in Northwest Indiana without power, some of them for more than two weeks.
An investigation is underway into NIPSCO's response to the August storms that left thousands without power for weeks in Northwest Indiana
The request through FEMA would provide grants for temporary housing and damage repair.
Chicagoans who faced financial hardship after severe storm damage in 2023 and 2024 can now apply for up to $15,000 in assistance.
Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State of Illinois were in the south Chicago suburb of Homewood on Wednesday morning, going door-to-door to document the damage caused by the storms last month.
FEMA officials say that after they assess the damage, the state will analyze the data and the governor will decide if they'd like to request federal support.
Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State of Illinois were in the south Chicago suburb of Homewood on Wednesday morning, going door-to-door to document the damage caused by the storms last month.
Nearly three weeks after a powerful storm tore through Northwest Indiana, recovery efforts are far from over.
The power is back on in Northwest Indiana, but life is far from normal in Gary following this month's severe storms.
Two weeks after devastating storms hit Northwest Indiana, more than 1,300 homes and businesses were still without power on Tuesday afternoon.
Almost two weeks since power was knocked out in Northwest Indiana, nearly 10,000 homes and businesses were still in the dark on Monday afternoon, and Gov. Mike Braun was calling for an investigation of NIPSCO over the prolonged outages.
Thousands of people in Northwest Indiana who recently got power back after last week's severe storms have lost service again.
Frustration and concerns continue to linger as many remain without power for the ninth day after storms hit northwest Indiana last week.
Some people living in northwest Indiana might be waiting another week to have their power restored from last week's storm.
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun declared a statewide emergency after storms caused widespread wind damage and flooding.
Nearly 175,000 homes and businesses in Northwest Indiana remained without power on Friday afternoon, days after severe storms caused widespread damage across the region.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker toured storm damage in Chicago's south suburbs Friday after he signed a bill authorizing local home equity assurance programs to help homeowners who suffered flood damage.
Organizers of the 2026 Gary Air Show said they have decided to cancel the event because of the devastating storm damage the Northwest Indiana city suffered this week.
ComEd crews working to restore power to thousands of customers in Illinois following damaging storms earlier this week will need a few more days before everything is back to normal, officials said on Thursday.
The Gary, Indiana, YMCA is offering assistance to residents who have been without power for over 24 hours.
An EF-1 tornado was confirmed to have touched down near Oak Forest and Flossmoor on Tuesday, only to be followed by another round of severe storms on Wednesday.
Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott says he talked with representatives from NIPSCO, who said it could take through the weekend to restore power.
Glenwood Academy was supposed to welcome students back, but after destructive storms on Tuesday, clean-up efforts are underway on campus on Wednesday.
