{"id":41572,"date":"2026-07-01T19:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T00:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=41572"},"modified":"2026-07-01T19:03:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T00:03:50","slug":"governor-visits-meyer-dairy-farm-north-of-teutopolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/41572-governor-visits-meyer-dairy-farm-north-of-teutopolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Visits Meyer Dairy Farm North of Teutopolis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER AND ILLINOIS IEMA-OHS DIRECTOR TED BERGER AT THE MEYER DAIRY FARM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON)<\/p>\n

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker visited Effingham County Wednesday afternoon, stopping at Meyer Dairy Farm north of Teutopolis. The governor made his visit exactly two weeks after a F-3+ tornado struck the county and obliterated the farm.<\/p>\n

The governor stopped in Effingham County after returning from Jefferson County, where he toured the Mt. Vernon area, which was also clobbered by the storms. Pritzker talked about the damage he has seen and what can be done to help those affected by the storms.<\/p>\n

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS), in coordination with state and local partners, is continuing to deploy resources and implement the State Emergency Operations Plan to support response and recovery efforts in the affected counties. The proclamation directs state agencies to assist local governments as communities continue recovering from the devastating tornadoes and severe storms that exhausted local resources and caused widespread damage across Illinois.<\/p>\n

\u201cIEMA-OHS has been on the ground supporting communities since the first wave of spring severe weather occurred, working in coordination with our county and local emergency management partners to support local response needs and assess the damage immediately after,\u201d said\u00a0IEMA-OHS Director Theodore (Ted) Berger<\/strong>. \u201cThat kind of coordinated response between local and state officials is what Illinoisans deserve. This proclamation ensures we continue to support impacted counties with available resources and that we may pursue available avenues for recovery assistance now and into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The severe storms and tornadoes damaged homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure, caused prolonged power outages, and strained local response capabilities as communities continue to recover and rebuild.<\/p>\n

The disaster proclamation makes additional state resources and personnel available to support response and recovery operations and can facilitate requests for state and federal disaster assistance. Governor Pritzker has also directed IEMA-OHS to continue coordinating with federal partners to evaluate available assistance and identify additional resources to help impacted communities recover and rebuild.<\/p>\n

The disaster proclamation goes into effect immediately and can be viewed\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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