The move allows for federal funding to help with storm recovery efforts.
President Joe Biden approved a federal disaster declaration in Cook County in the wake of historic storms that caused significant flooding in late June and early July.
The move allows for federal funding to help with storm recovery efforts; including grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help homeowners and businesses recover from the flooding.Mayor Brandon Johnson thanked Biden in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
"West Side residents and other Chicagoans impacted by July's flooding will now continue to get the assistance and resources needed for recovery," he wrote.
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