An official of the tornado-devastated community of Washington says the city's rate of rebuilding uninhabitable homes is about 30 percent higher than the federal average.
The one-year anniversary of deadly tornadoes that struck the central Illinois city of Washington is approaching and the city's administrator is set to provide a retrospective at Western Illinois University.
A Joplin woman whose husband and two children were killed in the May 2011 tornado that destroyed much of the community is suing the big-box store where they died.
The Peoria Rivermen Alumni Association recently partnered with St. Louis Blues alumni and Chicago Blackhawks alumni for an exhibition game to benefit victims of the November tornadoes that devastated several Illinois communities. SkateStrongHockey.com reports that $50,000 was raised during the January 15 event.
The Skate Strong exhibition hockey game, featuring St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks alumni, will take place in Peoria on January 15. The game is being organized to raise funds for victims of the tornadoes that devastated the Midwest on November 17. While the final lineups are still being put together, a preliminary list of players attending is now being reported.
Residents of a small southern Illinois community that's still recovering from last month's deadly tornadoes say they're bracing for another round of severe weather as a wintry storm pushes toward the region.