CHICAGO - Chicago and the state of Illinois are appealing to the Trump administration .

What we know:

The administration recently rejected Gov. JB Pritzker’s request for a disaster declaration after this summer’s severe flooding. Those storms caused widespread damage and power outages across the region.

Illinois was one of three Democrat-leaning states where Trump denied flood funding last week.

Meanwhile, he approved disaster declarations for several Republican-leaning states.

What's next:

As part of the appeal, the state will conduct additional damage assessments at people’s homes starting next week. Chicago J.B. Pritzker Donald J. Trump News

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