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IL Communities Get Hurricane Ike Relief Money
(IRN) -- Some Illinois municipalities will soon get their share of federal money to help them recover from...a hurricane.

The state’s Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced 48 million federal dollars have been released to help 85 communities recover from natural disasters in 2008, one of which was Hurricane Ike -- the third costliest hurricane to make landfall in the United States, behind 2005's Katrina and 1992's Andrew.

Department spokeswoman Marcelyn Love says most parts of the state were affected by some type of natural disaster in 2008.

"There are counties not only in west central Illinois, but also southeast Illinois was severely impacted by those storms," says Love. "I believe also part of the Chicagoland area was also included."

The money is designed to help prevent future damage from disasters, such as levee restoration, water and sewer line repairs and culvert replacement among other projects.

A full list of projects and grant money awarded can be found HERE (Spreadsheet document).

(Illinois Radio Network)
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