Overview

• Joint preliminary damage assessment teams — including FEMA, IEMA, the SBA and local officials — are canvassing homes damaged between Aug. 16 and 19.
• Mayor Brandon Johnson joined door-to-door visits Thursday in Archer Heights as crews documented losses and left information for residents who were not home.
• Chicago and Cook County have issued disaster proclamations as neighborhoods such as Archer Heights, Englewood and Gage Park report mold, ruined belongings and sewer backups.
• Some residents and local leaders voiced concern that political tensions could slow relief, while Johnson said federal aid should not be used as a weapon.
• The city urged people to cooperate with assessors through Sunday and to watch for scammers posing as officials.