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Based on FEMA public data, COOK, IL is

PRETTY FUCKED

Cook, IL gets a calibrated report score of 84 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 100/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: extreme heat, flooding, wildfire & smoke.

84/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 100/100 (Very High)

Top reasons

  • Extreme heat
  • Flooding
  • Wildfire & smoke

Disaster receipts

24 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for Cook, IL, 1967-2024. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Flood8Severe Storm8Snowstorm4Biological2

Most recent

  • 2024 FloodSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODNG
  • 2023 FloodSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
  • 2023 Severe StormSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Receipt note

County-specific federal disaster declarations only. Statewide declarations are not smeared across every county.

OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries

What the data says

extreme heat lands at 100/100 in FEMA's county-level model. Translation: heat is not politely waiting outside.

Receipt

FEMA National Risk Index (county-level; ZIP matched through Census ZCTA/county relationship)

What to verify

If you live here, treat cooling, shade, and backup power plans like infrastructure, not luxuries.

Near your ZIP

PULLING EPA RECEIPTS

Checking the 2024 TRI facility index around ZIP 60707.

FAQ / before you panic

Questions you should probably ask.

Yes. The voice is sarcastic, but the goal is serious: turn public climate, air quality, hazard, and pollution datasets into a readable local risk profile. The joke is the packaging. The data is the point.