FEMA – Town of Cicero, IL

Deadline to file FEMA Flood funding request is October 16, 2023

Deadline to file FEMA Flood funding request is October 16, 2023 The Deadline to file your flood damage application with FEMA is Oct. 16, 2023. Many homeowners still may not understand that the reports they filed in July after the floods with the Town of CIcero were ONLY USED to justify an Emergency Declaration. Each homeowner MUST file a Damage Assessment Report with FEMA. If you have not filed a damage assessment report with FEMA, [Learn More]

Letter from President Dominick on potential harm government shutdown will have on Cicero residents

Letter from Town President Larry Dominick on impact of Government shutdown on Cicero residents

Letter from Town President Larry Dominick on impact of Government shutdown on Cicero residents The Honorable Richard Durbin, United States Senate Washington, D.C. The Honorable Chuy Garcia, United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. The Honorable Tammy Duckworth United States Senate, Washington, D.C. The Honorable Delia Ramirez, United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. Dear Senator Durbin, Senator Duckworth, Congressman Garcia, and Congresswoman Ramirez: As you know, on July 2, 2023, the Town of Cicero [Learn More]

Paul Rosenfeld, a representative of Tai Ginsberg & Associates

Lead Pipe and FEMA Updates for the Town of Cicero

Lead Pipe and FEMA Updates for the Town of Cicero During the September 12th, 2023 board meeting a resolution authorizing Town President Larry Dominick to enter into a certain agreement with Tai Ginsberg & Associates to provide consulting services to the Town of Cicero was approved. Paul Rosenfeld, a representative of Tai Ginsberg & Associates was present at the board meeting and gave a lead pipe replacement and FEMA update. “Two years ago we received a project [Learn More]

Seniors receive assistance in completing Flood Disaster Reports for FEMA at the Cicero Senior Center

Cicero Senior Center and FEMA assist Seniors to complete FEMA Disaster Relief and SBA Applications

Cicero Senior Center and FEMA assist Seniors to complete FEMA Disaster Relief and SBA applications Town President Larry Dominick and the Board of Trustees invited FEMA to open a two day Senior Individual Assistance Center at the Cicero Senior Center. The center opened up on Wednesday, Sept. 6, and will remain open on Thursday, Sept 7 from 8 AM until 8 PM at the Senior Center, located at 5631 West 35th Street. Seniors will be [Learn More]

SBA, Cicero to open Business Recovery Center at Community Center

SBA, Cicero to open Business Recovery Center at Community Center Town President Larry Dominick is donating space at the Cicero Community Center to serve as a hosting site for a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Business Recovery Center (BRC) to service small businesses damaged by the floods. The purpose of the BRC is to provide loans to small businesses to help them recover from damage caused by the flood and to review other assistance that [Learn More]

FEMA and County Emergency Management officials host press conference Wednesday July 26, 2023 to inform residents of the process being used to determine if Federal Assistance will be made available.

FEMA, Town of Cicero Open Disaster Recovery Center for Cicero Residents Impacted by Summer Flooding

FEMA, Town of Cicero Open Disaster Recovery Center for Cicero Residents Impacted by Summer Flooding The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Town of Cicero announced the opening Tuesday (August 29) of a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) located at Morton College. The Disaster Recovery Center, run by FEMA, is a location where residents who suffered Flood Damage can apply in person for Individual Assistance and Small Business Administration assistance, if they have not already [Learn More]

Post-Flood Disaster Recovery Centers Open Across Cook County and in Cicero

Post-Flood Disaster Recovery Centers Open Across Cook County and in Cicero FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers will open Tuesday, Aug. 29 in four Cook County locations to help residents kickstart their recovery after the June 29 – July 2 storms and flood. Specialists from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration will be at the centers to help survivors apply for federal disaster assistance, upload documents, learn about ways to make their property more disaster resistant, [Learn More]

President Larry Dominick led the push to get FEMA to approve funding for Cicero flood victims. President Dominick speaks at a FEMA and County Emergency Management press conference Wednesday July 26, 2023 at Morton College called to inform residents of that effort.

FEMA Approves disaster assistance to Cicero residents

FEMA Approves disaster assistance to Cicero residents Cicero, Il — Town President Larry Dominick announced Tuesday that Cicero residents can begin applying for Federal FEMA funding for damages caused by the July 2 floods. The FEMA approval was announced by the White House on Tuesday afternoon and came as a result of a convincing case that was present to the Federal Government by the Town of Cicero and our local, regional and state officials. “We [Learn More]

Storm Damage Assessments to Cook County Homes has been Found Sufficient for the State to Request a FEMA Federal Disaster Declaration

Storm Damage Assessments to Cook County Homes has been Found Sufficient for the State to Request a FEMA Federal Disaster Declaration Ten Preliminary Damage Assessment teams found sufficient evidence to request a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Federal Disaster Declaration. Since Tuesday, joint teams comprised of local, state, and federal officials have been deployed in the sweltering heat and humidity to assess flash flooding damages in Cicero, Berwyn, Stickney, and Chicago’s west side that occurred [Learn More]

FEMA teams inspect homes July July 24 - July 30, 2023 in Cicero damaged by floods

FEMA officials inspecting some Cicero homes damaged by floods

FEMA officials inspecting some Cicero homes damaged by floods FEMA teams are hard at work knocking on doors assessing the damages caused by the record rain fall on July 2nd. They do not need to visit every home and are not expected to. But they have been checking on homes based on the nearly 7,000 damage assessment reports collected by the Town of Cicero. The teams consist of a representative from the Town of Cicero, [Learn More]