# 2026-15874: Illinois gets SBA loans after storms—yawn-worthy bureaucracy

2026-15874, Administrative Declaration of an Economic Injury Disaster for the State of Illinois, is a Federal Register notice from Small Business Administration published 2026-08-05, effective 2026-07-30; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15874
- As of: 2026-08-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15874
- Title: Administrative Declaration of an Economic Injury Disaster for the State of Illinois
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Small Business Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 50590
- Published: 2026-08-05
- Effective: 2026-07-30
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-12

## In one line

Illinois gets SBA loans after storms—yawn-worthy bureaucracy

## Summary

This is notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the state of Illinois dated July 30, 2026. Incident: Severe Storms and Tornadoes.

## Effects PRIA read

- EIDL Availability for Listed Illinois Counties: benefit, medium. The SBA declared an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) for damage from Severe Storms and Tornadoes, issued July 30, 2026, for Primary County Warren and contiguous Illinois counties Fulton, Henderson, Knox, McDonough, and Mercer. Businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and private non-profits…
- EIDL Application Deadline: benefit, low. If you are an eligible small business, agricultural cooperative, or private non-profit in the affected areas, you may submit an EIDL application online; the deadline to apply is April 30, 2027.
- EIDL Interest Rates Specified: cost, medium. The notice sets EIDL interest rates for eligible applicants: 4.000 percent for businesses and small agricultural cooperatives without credit available elsewhere, and 3.625 percent for private non-profit organizations without credit available elsewhere.

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## Sources
- [2026-15874 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/05/2026-15874/administrative-declaration-of-an-economic-injury-disaster-for-the-state-of-illinois)
- [2026-15874 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-05/pdf/2026-15874.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15874 (as of 2026-08-12).