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Illinois Disaster Declaration for Severe Storms and Flooding

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Published March 16th, 2026
Detected March 19th, 2026
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The Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued an administrative declaration for severe storms and flooding in Illinois, designating disaster numbers IL-20019, #21461, and #21462. This declaration makes certain areas of Illinois eligible for disaster assistance.

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The Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued an administrative declaration for severe storms and flooding that occurred in the state of Illinois. This declaration, identified by disaster numbers IL-20019, #21461, and #21462, makes specific areas within Illinois eligible for disaster assistance programs administered by the SBA.

This notice serves as an official announcement of the disaster declaration. While it does not impose new compliance obligations on regulated entities, it signifies that affected businesses and individuals in the designated areas may now apply for SBA disaster loans and other forms of assistance. Compliance officers should be aware of this declaration for any clients or operations located in the affected regions of Illinois who may seek disaster relief.

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Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Illinois

A Notice by the Small Business Administration on 03/19/2026

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  1. [Disaster Declaration #21461 and #21462; ILLINOIS Disaster Number IL-20019]

AGENCY:

U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This is notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the state of Illinois dated March 16, 2026.

Incident: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flash Flooding.

DATES:

Issued on March 16, 2026.

Incident Period: August 16, 2025 through August 19, 2025.

Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: May 15, 2026.

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: December 16, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov 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 https://lending.sba.gov or in person at other locally announced locations. For further assistance please contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service center by email at disastercustomerservice@sba.gov 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:

| | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| For Physical Damage: | |
| Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere | 6.000 |
| Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.000 |
| Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere | 8.000 |
| Businesses without Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.000 |
| Private Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.625 |
| Private Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.625 |
| For Economic Injury: | |
| Business and Small Agricultural Cooperatives without Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.000 |
| Private Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.625 |
( printed page 13393) The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 214616 and for economic injury is 214620.

The states which received an SBA Administrative declaration are Illinois, Indiana.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

(Authority: 13 CFR 123.3(b).)

James Stallings,

Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.

[FR Doc. 2026-05392 Filed 3-18-26; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8026-09-P

Published Document: 2026-05392 (91 FR 13392)

Classification

Agency
SBA
Published
March 16th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor

Who this affects

Applies to
Employers Small Business Administration
Geographic scope
State (Illinois)

Taxonomy

Primary area
Healthcare
Operational domain
Compliance
Topics
Disaster Relief Government Operations

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