Home / Illinois / Cook County / DR-4728-IL
Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4728-IL affected Cook County, Illinois. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4728-IL
Declared
Aug 15, 2023
DR
Public assistance
$0
Project obligations
Registrations
102,310
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Total PA obligated$0

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$258.6M
Renter-approved dollars$68.2M
Intake IHP dollars$653.6M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations102,310
About this declaration

What DR-4728-IL means

DR-4728-IL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cook County, Illinois, with an incident window starting Jun 29, 2023 through Jul 2, 2023. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Cook County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.