Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Illinois

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Published

April 29, 2026

Issuing agencies

Small Business Administration

Abstract

This is notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the state of ILLINOIS dated April 23, 2026. Incident: Severe Storms and Flash Flooding.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23141-23142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08266]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Disaster Declaration #21548 and #21549; ILLINOIS Disaster Number IL-
20018]


Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of 
Illinois

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster 
for the state of ILLINOIS dated April 23, 2026. Incident: Severe Storms 
and Flash Flooding.

DATES: Issued on April 23, 2026.
    Incident Period: July 25, 2025 through July 28, 2025.
    Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: June 22, 2026.
    Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: January 25, 
2027.

ADDRESSES: Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at <a href="https://lending.sba.gov">https://lending.sba.gov</a> to 
apply for a disaster assistance loan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Henderson, Office of Disaster 
Recovery and Resilience, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd 
Street SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-6734.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given as a result of the 
Administrator's disaster declaration, applications for disaster loans 
may be submitted online using the MySBA Loan Portal <a href="https://lending.sba.gov">https://lending.sba.gov</a> or in person at other locally announced locations. For 
further assistance please contact the SBA disaster assistance customer 
service center by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b5f52485a484f5e49584e484f54565e49485e494d52585e7b48595a155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="583c312b392b2c3d2a3b2d2b2c37353d2a2b3d2a2e313b3d182b3a39763f372e">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or by phone 
at 1-800-659-2955. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech 
disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay 
services.
    The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected 
by the disaster:

Primary Counties: Cook.
Contiguous Counties:
    Illinois: DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will.
    Indiana: Lake.
    The Interest Rates are:

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For Physical Damage:
  Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere.................      5.625
  Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere..............      2.813
  Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere.................      8.000
  Businesses without Credit Available Elsewhere..............      4.000
  Private Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available           3.625
   Elsewhere.................................................
  Private Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available        3.625
   Elsewhere.................................................
For Economic Injury:
  Business and Small Agricultural Cooperatives without Credit      4.000
   Available Elsewhere.......................................
  Private Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available        3.625
   Elsewhere.................................................
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    The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 215486 
and for economic injury is 215490.
    The states which received an SBA Administrative declaration are 
Illinois, Indiana.


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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)
(Authority: 13 CFR 123.3(b).)

James Stallings,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.
[FR Doc. 2026-08266 Filed 4-28-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8026-09-P


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