FEMA Funding

The Federal Emergency Management Agency says disaster aid will continue for Illinois counties slammed by a derecho back in July, even as the South faces a one-two punch from major hurricanes and the White House asks Congress to replenish relief funding.

President Joseph Biden signed off on a major disaster declaration Friday, clearing the way for federal assistance to Illinois counties suffering from damage caused by a mid-July derecho.

Rural communities in Fulton County are asking for some federal support after widespread damage from this summer’s torrential downpours.

U.S. Senator Mark Kirk says he is still hopeful about passing the measure to change the federal funding formula used after a disaster. Kirk made his…