Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Illinois

Issuing agencies

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This is notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the state of Illinois dated August 18, 2026. Incident: Severe Storms.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 161 (Friday, August 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54432-54433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17106]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Disaster Declaration #21790 and #21791; ILLINOIS Disaster Number IL-
20035]


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 August 18, 2026.
    Incident: Severe Storms.

DATES: Issued on August 18, 2026.
    Incident Period: July 27, 2026.
    Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: October 19, 2026.
    Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: May 18, 
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: Shaquille Lewis, 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#2d49445e4c5e59485f4e585e594240485f5e485f5b444e486d5e4f4c034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="02666b716371766770617771766d6f6770716770746b6167427160632c656d74">[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, Will.
Contiguous Counties:
    Illinois: DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry.
    Indiana: Lake.

    The Interest Rates are:

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For Physical Damage:
Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere..................       5.750
Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere...............       2.875
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 21790B 
and for economic injury is 217910.
    The states which received an SBA Administrative declaration are 
Illinois, Indiana.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)


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(Authority: 13 CFR 123.3(b).)

James Stallings,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.
[FR Doc. 2026-17106 Filed 8-20-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8026-09-P


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