Tag: Tornado

State disaster proclamation will assist 28 counties

By Beth Hundsdorfer In the wake of the Friday night, Dec. 10 storms that left six dead at an Amazon warehouse in downstate Edwardsville, a disaster proclamation was issued Monday for 28 counties in southern and central Illinois. The proclamation will bring personnel or equipment from the Illinois Emergency Management

Naperville pulls together to help clean up damage from tornado

Sunday evening into Monday morning, a devastating tornado touched down in Naperville on the Southeast side near 75th and Ranchview. Although the damage was still being realized, the men and woman of the Naperville Professional Firefighters were there searching homes, assisting in evacuation, and providing medical care. Along with our