JOLIET, Illinois, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: Today, Rep. Lauren Underwood announced that a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Recovery Center has opened in Joliet, Illinois to help residents recover from the severe storms, tornadoes, winds, and flooding that occurred during July 13-16 this year. The storms hit our community hard, causing widespread property damage and power outages that stretched across northern Illin  more