Chicago Suburbs Hit By Tornado, Flattening Several Houses

Sunday night’s tornado damaged more than a hundred homes in southwest suburban Naperville, Woodridge and Darien.

By Richard Requena, Daniel Tucker, Andrea Guthmann
Severe Weather Illinois
A family member sits within the debris of their destroyed home after a tornado passed through the area, Monday, June 21, 2021, in Naperville, Ill. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar) Associated Press
Severe Weather Illinois
A family member sits within the debris of their destroyed home after a tornado passed through the area, Monday, June 21, 2021, in Naperville, Ill. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar) Associated Press

Chicago Suburbs Hit By Tornado, Flattening Several Houses

Sunday night’s tornado damaged more than a hundred homes in southwest suburban Naperville, Woodridge and Darien.

By Richard Requena, Daniel Tucker, Andrea Guthmann
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Reset checks in with the Naperville fire chief, an atmospheric scientist and a reporter on the ground about Sunday night’s severe storms and tornado in Illinois’ suburbs.

This is a developing story and no fatalities have been reported. Eight people have been taken to the hospital.

GUEST: Scott Collis, atmospheric scientist at the Argonne National Laboratory

Christian Farr, NBC-5 Chicago reporter

Mark Puknaitis, Naperville fire chief