Deadly tornado hits northern Illinois..
Deadly tornado hits northern Illinois.. Friday 10 April 2015
Two people were killed and about a dozen others were injured after a tornado tore through a tiny Illinois town, part of a storm system that pummeled large parts of the central U.S. and was forecast to bring severe storms to the East Coast Friday
The twister hit the ground in Fairdale Thursday evening and destroyed 15 to 20 homes, DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott said early Friday. DeKalb coroner Dennis Miller said a 67-year-old woman was found dead inside her home. The second person was not identified. About a dozen others were taken to area hospitals for injuries. Fairdale, 80 miles northwest of Chicago, is home to about 150 residents..
More than 850 flights at Chicago’s O’Hare international airport were cancelled on Thursday, as were dozens at the city’s Midway international airport.
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