Cook, DuPage and Kane counties are all along the declared disaster areas; businesses impacted by the flood are encouraged to contact the comptroller’s office.
Illinois Comptroller Judy Barr Topinka released a statement Wednesday pledging that state payments will be highly prioritized towards flood recovery efforts in counties declared disaster areas, including Cook, DuPage and Kane counties. “Recent storms and flooding have destroyed the livelihoods of thousands of residents in every part of our state,” Topinka said in a press release. “Many of those hit by this ‘once in a lifetime’ flood are struggling with what to do next, and in need of immediate help to rebuild and recover. “To that end, the Comptroller’s Office stands ready to work with business impacted by this natural disaster to prioritize delayed state payments. Likewise, the office will prioritize state payments for businesses …
La Grange Highlands’ Jack Kielczynski has less than a week to fill his truck in order to reach Staten Island by Thanksgiving, and the community is answering his call.
La Grange Highlands’ Jack Kielczynski has less than a week to fill his truck in order to reach Staten Island by Thanksgiving, and the community is answering his call.
Staten Island, one of the areas hardest-hit by the devastating and lingering effects of Hurricane Sandy, is more than 700 miles from La Grange—but Jack Kielczynski is hoping to bridge that distance with the help of a truckful of relief supplies. Kielczynski, a Navy veteran, retired police officer and 26-year La Grange Highlands resident, plans to fill a rented 16-foot Penske truck with the sort of stuff Sandy’s victims desperately need and personally deliver it to New York. He’ll leave on Monday in order to reach Staten Island by Thanksgiving, and fly home later. “I just couldn’t imagine what it would be like to have my entire life just washed away in 20 minutes,” Kielczynski said. “Every time I watched the news it got a little worse… I …
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2:27 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012
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