Quinn Asks to Declare Illinois Disaster Area From Blizzard

By Chuck Sudo in News on Mar 1, 2011 8:08PM

From the "strike while the iron's hot" department: Cran's is reporting that Gov. Quinn sent a formal request to President Obama to have 60 counties in Illinois declared federal disaster areas as a result of last month's Blizzaster and, thus, qualify for disaster relief funding if approved.

Quinn argues that, even though the snow is gone, the state is still feeling the brunt of last month's snowstorm. Specifically, the $64 million spent by state and municipal authorities on snow removal. Quinn is hoping that they can recoup up to 75 percent of those expenses by qualifying for disaster relief.

Oy.