One state's earliest known most violent tornado carved through a town, including a college campus in an era decades before the first tornado warning was issued. On June 17, 1882, 143 years ago today, ...
The weather forecast for Will County called for thunderstorms on Aug. 28, 1990. No advanced tornado warnings or watches were issued. The storm killed 29 people and injured 353 more over a 16-mile ...
Sometimes, out of the ashes of a disaster, we see not only an area reborn, but something with much greater impact many years later. On Aug. 21, 1883, 142 years ago today, at least three strong ...