McLean County, State Met FEMA Disaster Damage Threshold, but Illinois' Request Was Denied

Documents show state's disaster request met FEMA's threshold

Gov. JB Pritzker’s presidential disaster request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency met the agency’s dollar threshold for assistance. FEMA denied Illinois’ request for public and individual assistance after severe storms and flooding in August. Though the state met the threshold as a whole, some counties did not.

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From Capitol News Illinois: Gov. JB Pritzker’s presidential disaster request that was denied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency met the threshold for statewide disaster assistance, according to state documents.

McLean County, state met FEMA disaster damage threshold, but Illinois' request was denied

Gov. JB Pritzker’s presidential disaster request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency met the agency’s dollar threshold for assistance but was rejected.

Documents show state’s disaster request met FEMA’s threshold – Capitol News IL – Wirepoints

Gov. JB Pritzker’s presidential disaster request that was denied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency met the threshold for statewide disaster assistance, according to state documents. A spokesperson for FEMA did not explain why Illinois’ request was denied and did not say if the agency conducted additional in-person damage assessments.