Tornadoes pummel communities outside Chicago, tearing up homes and toppling power poles

At least three tornadoes battered communities outside Chicago on Thursday, leveling homes and ripping down trees and power poles, while storms grounded flights for some and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands in the Midwest and Northeast.

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Jun 12, 2026 - 07:50
Tornadoes pummel communities outside Chicago, tearing up homes and toppling power poles
At least three tornadoes battered communities outside Chicago on Thursday, leveling homes and ripping down trees and power poles, while storms grounded flights for some and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands in the Midwest and Northeast.
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