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Disaster loans available for any affected by June 11 weather · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Disaster loans available for any affected by June eleventh weather.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Tom Collins, This article is being read by
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  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. LaSalle County
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  Speaker 1: Emergency Management Agency encourages homeowners, renters, businesses, and private nonprofit
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  Speaker 1: organizations impacted by the June eleventh, twenty twenty six severe
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  Speaker 1: weather to apply for low interest disaster loans available through
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  Speaker 1: the US Small Business Administration. The SBA has established a
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  Speaker 1: Disaster Loan Outreach Center d LOCK to assist residents and
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  Speaker 1: business owners with the application process and answer questions about
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  Speaker 1: available disaster assistants. The center is located at Streeter City Hall,
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  Speaker 1: two zero four South Bloomington Street. Hours of operation are
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  Speaker 1: eight am to six pm Monday through Friday, and eight
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  Speaker 1: am to noon Saturday. The center is staffed with SBA
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  Speaker 1: customer service representatives who can provide one on one assistance
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  Speaker 1: with completing loan applications and explaining eligibility requirements. Homeowners may
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  Speaker 1: apply for loans to repair or replace damaged real estate
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  Speaker 1: and personal property. Renters may be eligible for assistance to
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  Speaker 1: replace personal belongings such as furniture, clothing, appliances, and vehicles
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  Speaker 1: damaged during the storm. Businesses of all sizes and eligible
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  Speaker 1: private nonprofit organizations may qualify for loans to repair or
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  Speaker 1: replace damaged property, equipment, inventory, and other business assets, as
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  Speaker 1: well as assistance for economic losses resulting from the disaster.
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  Speaker 1: Anyone in LaSalle County who sustained damage from the June
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  Speaker 1: eleventh severe weather is encouraged to apply, even if they
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  Speaker 1: have insurance. SBA disaster loans can help cover uninsured or
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  Speaker 1: underinsured losses and may also provide funding for mitigation improvements
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  Speaker 1: designed to reduce future storm damage. LaSalle County residents and
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  Speaker 1: businesses have demonstrated tremendous resilience following the June eleventh storms,
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  Speaker 1: said Fred Moore, director of the LaSalle County Emergency Management Agency.
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  Speaker 1: We encourage anyone who experienced damage to visit the Disaster
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  Speaker 1: Loan Outreach Center and speak with SBA representatives. Even if
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  Speaker 1: you are unsure whether you qualify, it is worthwhile to
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  Speaker 1: explore the assistance that may be available. SBA representatives will
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  Speaker 1: be at Streeter City Hall through five pm July thirtieth,
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty six. If you are unable to visit City Hall, residents, businesses,
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  Speaker 1: and nonprofits can go to wwww dot SBA dot gov
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  Speaker 1: slash disaster to apply online. In all cases, the deadline
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  Speaker 1: for applications on physical property damages is September eighth, twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty six, and for businesses that suffered an economic injury,
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  Speaker 1: their deadline to apply is April twelfth, twenty twenty seven.
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  Speaker 1: There is no cost to apply for an SBA Disaster loan,
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  Speaker 1: and applicants are under no obligation to accept a loan
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  Speaker 1: if one is offered. Residents and business owners are encouraged
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  Speaker 1: to bring identification, insurance information, estimates of damage or repair costs,
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  Speaker 1: and any other documentation related to their losses when visiting
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  Speaker 1: the outreach center