CHICAGO — Illinois plans to appeal the Trump administration's denial of federal disaster money for two flooding events this past summer that caused damage in several counties, including Cook County and in the City of Chicago.

President Donald Trump last week approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, while denying requests from Vermont, Illinois and Maryland.

State and local officials say they need help, and they need it quickly, in order to have a chance of the appeal getting approved and then getting federal money to those impacted by the flooding.

"We need to hear what is happening in your home, what have you not been able to recuperate, what are some potential losses you're still facing?" Kaila Lariviere of Chicago's Of

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