Tuesday marks three weeks since destructive storms tore through the Chicago area.
The partial government shutdown that started Saturday is vastly different from the record closure in the fall.
Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson resigned on Monday, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.
Assessment teams are surveying parts of Chicago and Cook County that were affected by flooding last month.
Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative leave Tuesday evening
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has issued a disaster proclamation following severe weather that hit the Chicago area in late July, causing major flooding on the city's Southwest Side and the southwest suburbs.