Trump’s FEMA rejects Illinois disaster aid request for August storms
The denials comes as Trump's administration denied providing federal assistance to Illinois last year, denials Illinois Democrats say shows the president is politicizing disaster relief.
A storm-damaged tree lays on the roof of a house on Strieff Road in Glenwood on Aug. 11, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)
Power crews from various companies work to restore electricity to utility lines on Riegel Road in Homewood on Aug. 12, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Montrell Jackson and his daughter Livy, 4, work to clear a tree that fell onto their neighbor's front lawn from Tuesday's storms in the 2200 block of Travers Lane, Aug. 12, 2026, in Flossmoor. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
A massive tree sits toppled over on South Champlain Avenue in Glenwood, Aug 12, 2026, a day after storms ripped through the region. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)
Livy Jackson, 4, works with her father Montrell to clear a tree that fell onto their neighbor's front lawn from Tuesday's storms in the 2200 block of Travers Lane, Aug. 12, 2026, in Flossmoor. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Multiple crews work to restore power on utility poles from Tuesday's storms on Halsted Street, Aug. 12, 2026, in Chicago Heights. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Volunteers and staff members load a pickup truck with storm debris, Aug. 12, 2026, at Glenwood Academy in Glenwood. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)
Montaque Pittman, a house parent, loads storm debris into a pickup truck on Aug. 12, 2026, at Glenwood Academy. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)
An uprooted tree just behind a memorial bench, Aug. 12, 2026, at Glenwood Academy in Glenwood. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)
A downed tree in the yard of the President’s house, Aug. 12, 2026, at Glenwood Academy in Glenwood. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)
Omar Gomez, from left, Jasmine Arnold and Jen Arnold carry a tree limb from their backyard to the curb after storms hit the area on Aug. 11, 2026, in Lansing. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the Daily Southtown)
A fire burns in the background as a man looks over the remains of a destroyed home following a possible explosion on Harrison Avenue in Portage, Indiana, on Aug. 11, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the baiduhai)
Neighbors check on one another after a severe storm swept through Homewood on Aug. 11, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)
A man speaks on a mobile phone while walking through the remains of a destroyed home following a possible explosion on Harrison Avenue in Portage, Indiana, on Aug. 11, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the baiduhai)
Facility service adviser Guy Trueblood clears debris from the Family Express on Silhavy Road after a storm passed through Valparaiso, Indiana, on Aug. 11, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the baiduhai)
Geardo Miranda, left, clears debris with a chain saw as homeowner Alex Max looks on after storms raced through the 183rd block of Walter Street on Aug. 11, 2026, in Lansing. (Vincent D. Johnson / for the Daily Southtown)
Sisters Erin Wenneker, left, and Katie Cavinder clear downed trees along Jefferson Street in Portage, Indiana, on Aug. 11, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)
Neighbors direct traffic around storm damaged trees on Holbrook Road in Homewood on Aug. 11, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)
Jay Costas chainsaws downed trees blocking Median Road after a storm passed through Valparaiso, Indiana, Aug. 11, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the baiduhai)
A resident, at top, replaces wind chimes on an apartment building balcony as storm-damaged trees cover Holbrook Road in Homewood on Aug. 11, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)
A car sits smashed beneath an uprooted tree after storms raced through the area on Aug. 11, 2026, in Lansing. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the Daily Southtown)
Jasmine Arnold picks up a baby bird that was found in the grass after storms knocked down branches in her yard on Burnham Avenue on Aug. 11, 2026, in Lansing. (Vincent D. Johnson / for the Daily Southtown)
Vehicles drive around fallen tree limbs after storms raced through the area Aug. 11, 2026, in Lansing. (Vincent D. Johnson / for the Daily Southtown)
A woman crosses the street in the rain as storms roll into Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood on Aug. 11, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
A woman avoids the rain as storms roll into Chicago’s Austin neighborhood on Aug. 11, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
A line of severe storms rolls into Chicago’s Austin neighborhood from the west along West Madison Street on Aug. 11, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
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A storm-damaged tree lays on the roof of a house on Strieff Road in Glenwood on Aug. 11, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)
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