Obama administration Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has
added to the list of counties classified as disaster areas due to the
historically destructive summer drought. The majority of American
counties are now deemed disaster areas, including 98 of 102 in Illinois, with the
urban and suburban counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will not getting
the designation.
Gov. Pat Quinn pushed
for the disaster designation. After all, it’s hard for government to
immediately respond – neither Obama nor Quinn can make it rain – and the
disaster tag indicates acknowledgement of a serious problem.
Gov. Pat Quinn sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
yesterday, requesting that most Illinois counties be declared disaster
areas because of a record-breaking drought this summer.
Obama administration Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has
added to the list of counties classified as disaster areas due to the
historically destructive summer drought. The majority of American
counties are now deemed disaster areas, including 98 of 102 in Illinois, with the
urban and suburban counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will not getting
the designation.