Northwestern Illinois

And, uh, yeah, I mean, I, I, I don't wanna, I don't wanna downplay the, the extreme here.

Um, getting into the high 20s, which is possible in Northwest Illinois on, uh, on, on early Saturday morning and maybe again early Sunday morning, that's not particularly rare.

The, the big rarity here is getting up in the mid-90s, as you mentioned, earlier this week.

We broke records at many places, um, both actual temperature records, and then in Southern Illinois some heat index records.

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Illinois' entire congressional delegation, including its three Republicans, had supported the request.

The denial means affected communities will not receive the federal disaster assistance sought under this declaration.

None of the eight counties are in northwest Illinois.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has declared a statewide disaster as diesel fuel prices surge, creating additional costs for farmers and trucking companies.

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