People whose homes or belongings were damaged in Indiana’s June storms have until December 8, 2026 to apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The offer covers homeowners and renters in six Indiana counties and in Cook County, Illinois, which includes Chicago.
The U.S. Small Business Administration issued the declaration on October 9, and the Federal Register published it on October 15. It covers severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flash flooding from June 6 through June 26, 2026. James Stallings, the agency’s associate administrator for disaster recovery, signed it.
Which counties can apply for the Indiana storm loans?
The six Indiana counties named as primary disaster areas are Elkhart, Gibson, Harrison, Jefferson, Lake and Warrick. Cook County, Illinois, is listed in the declaration as a neighboring county, so it is part of the disaster area even though the storms were centered in Indiana…