Community members and volunteers spent Friday working across Merrillville to help residents recover from an EF-2 tornado that tore through the town about two weeks ago.
Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois officials are appealing after the federal government denied a request for help after damaging floods this summer.
Across the state, more than 2,500 students were identified as homeless as a direct result of the storm.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has issued a disaster proclamation to help residents who were impacted by flooding Aug. 16-19.
Heavy rainfall wreaked havoc on local roads in northwest Indiana on Monday night, with some even closing down to traffic because of standing water.
Strong storms are bringing heavy rain and flash flooding, along with damaging winds, to the Chicago area on Monday.