Disaster Relief

The Midwest Food Bank in Morton and Bloomington-based insurance company State Farm are both involved in responding to the ongoing destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles area.

Between February and August, the executive assistant accounted for $240,761.30 in billings — double the salary of her boss, Alicia Tate-Nadeau, during that period.

The City of Bloomington is putting a chunk of its pandemic relief money into homeless services, youth education and support, a program for sexual assault survivors, and the facility of a human services agency.

A nonprofit based in Lexington is searching for donations and volunteers to help with its disaster relief efforts across the country.

As homeowners in central and southern Illinois and three other states count up the damage from Friday's storms that spawned twisters and high winds, insurance claims are beginning to flow into property and casualty insurers.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved a disaster declaration for McLean County.

McLean County residents and business owners whose property was damage or destroyed in last week's flash flooding may be able to apply for relief through the Small Business Administration soon.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Tuesday he believes the issue of direct pandemic relief aid for states, cities, and small units of government will come back,…

The Midwest Food Bank is preparing to send four truckloads of about 1,000 disaster relief food boxes each to residents in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.The…

Four American Red Cross volunteers from Central Illinois have been dispatched to central Iowa to provide emergency relief in three Iowa communities that…