FAIRDALE, Ill. (WLS) -- Help centers are up and running for victims of last week's deadly Illinois tornadoes, offering assistance ranging from supplies to emotional support. "I've been pretty well off ...

LOOK AT THE DAMAGE IN SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY. GOOD EVENING. YES, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMED AN EF ONE TORNADO PASSED THROUGH THIS AREA. YOU CAN SEE THIS SHED BEHIND ME THAT WAS THROWN ...

On April 9, 2015, a devastating tornado tore through Rochelle and Fairdale, Illinois — a storm that left destruction, heartbreak, and two lives lost in its path. 10 years after that destructive ...

April 9th marks the somber anniversary of 10 years since the deadly tornado outbreak on that date in 2025. This outbreak included the massive EF-4 tornado that struck the town of Fairdale. In total, ...

FAIRDALE, Ill. (AP) – A second woman from a tiny Illinois farming community has died, Gov. Bruce Rauner confirmed Friday, a day after tornadoes struck a six-county swath of the state, injuring about a ...

FAIRDALE, Ill. (WREX) — One decade ago, the lives of many in northern Illinois changed forever as an EF-4 tornado ravaged parts of Lee, Ogle, DeKalb, and Boone Counties. Commemorations will be held ...

ROCKFORD — Family and friends remembered the life of Geraldine Schultz, one of two women killed when tornadoes swept the northern Illinois town of Fairdale on April 9. A memorial service Saturday drew ...

The National Weather Service confirmed two EF-1 tornadoes touched down in the Louisville metro area Sunday night. The first confirmed tornado, with wind speeds up to 90 mph, caused tree and building ...

ROCHELLE, Ill. -- A driver captured astonishing video of the deadly tornado that tore through Rochelle and Fairdale in Illinois last week. Sam Smith says he was on I-39 last Thursday when the tornado ...

CHICAGO -- Two women were killed, 11 people were injured and dozens of homes were destroyed when a tornado touched down in the small town of Fairdale, Ill. One of the injured remains hospitalized in ...