Steger ratifies 30‑day emergency declaration after Aug. 11 storm, seeks state help
Summary
The Village of Steger board unanimously ratified a 30‑day local state of emergency following an Aug. 11 storm, authorizing continued recovery actions and asking the state for further assistance; trustees also described ongoing debris removal and outages.
The Village of Steger Board of Trustees on Aug. 17 unanimously ratified Mayor William Joyce’s local state of emergency, extending emergency response and recovery actions for 30 days as the village continues storm cleanup.
Mayor Joyce told trustees the proclamation is intended to provide short‑term authority for relief efforts and to press the State of Illinois for additional aid: "It is our hope that during the 30 days the Proclamation affords the Village to offer disaster relief, the State of Illinois will have done something to help us." The board approved RESOLUTION NO. 1218‑2026 on a roll call vote with Trustees Hanus, Kaminski, Stewart, Thurmond, Trotier and Perchinski voting aye.
Village officials outlined immediate recovery needs: Code Enforcement Officer Paul Myers reported that responders fielded about 250 calls in the first three hours after the storm for downed trees, wires and poles and that ComEd has replaced roughly 30 poles. "There is 250 residents as of 7 o’clock this morning still without power," Myers said. Assistant Superintendent Roy Stone said DPW and three private contractors are collecting debris and reminded residents to place branches at the curb for pickup; dumpsters are located at 32nd and Morgan, 36th and Hopkins, and Park and Grace.
The mayor also read a Cook County disaster proclamation dated Aug. 14, 2026 and said he has sent a letter to the governor and local representatives seeking state assistance. If state aid does not arrive within the initial 30 days, Joyce said the village will ask for an extension.
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