Images: Tornado damage from Rochelle and Fairdale
Emergency crews searched homes and other structures in tiny Fairdale to make sure nobody was trapped in rubble left by Thursday's deadly tornado.
Authorities say Jacklyn K. Klosa, 69, was found dead in the rubble of her home. Also killed was 67-year-old Geraldine M. Schultz. Eight people were injured after the tornado swept through Fairdale, an unincorporated town of about 150 about 80 miles northwest of Chicago.
A flag waves above what's left of a demolished home in Fairdale, after Thursday's devastating tornado.
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Aerial images of the Fairdale after the tornado.
Photo Courtesy Dan Isaacson
Kathy Chisamre works on cleaning up the mess left by Thursday's tornado at her parents home in Rochelle Illinois.
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Gina Vanhise hugs her daughter Katie while attempting to clean up the Barringer home Rochelle Illnios after Thursday's tornado. They are friends of the family.
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Bob Ott from IDOT replaces the Fairdale sign on Rt. 72, after last night's devastating tornado.
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Homes that were destroyed in Fairdale after a tornado ripped through town on Thursday.
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Jerry Richardson of Hinckley, right, helps search for personal belongings at he Hernandez home Friday morning. Richardson is a relative of the family. The home was destroyed by Thursday's tornado.
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This is all that stands of a restaurant at Route 64 and 251 in Rochelle after a tornado ran its course Thursday evening.
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Homes that were destroyed in Fairdale after a tornado ripped through town on Thursday.
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The Hernandez home in Rochelle that was destroyed by Thursday's tornado.
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Homes that were destroyed in Fairdale after a tornado ripped through town on Thursday.
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Homes that were destroyed in Fairdale after a tornado ripped through town on Thursday.
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Homes that were destroyed in Fairdale after a tornado ripped through town on Thursday.
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A rolled over truck at Route 64 and 251 in Rochelle after a tornado ran its course Thursday evening.
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Homes that were destroyed in Fairdale after a tornado ripped through town on Thursday.
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Homes that were destroyed in Fairdale after a tornado ripped through town on Thursday.
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Trees blanket a home off South Kent Road in Rochelle after a tornado ran its course Thursday evening.
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Homes that were destroyed in Fairdale after a tornado ripped through town on Thursday.
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Homes that were destroyed in Fairdale after a tornado ripped through town on Thursday.
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Homes that were destroyed in Fairdale after a tornado ripped through town on Thursday.
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A teary eyed Eloy Hernandez of Rochelle looks for his belongings in the remains of his home early Friday morning. His home was destroyed by Thursdays tornado.
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This is all that stands of a restaurant at Route 64 and 251 in Rochelle after a tornado ran its course Thursday evening.
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Not much is left of a restaurant at Route 64 and 251 in Rochelle after a tornado ran its course Thursday evening.
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Downed trees and damage along S. Skare Rd. west of Rochelle, Illinois Friday.
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The landscape is scared with torn-up trees at Route 64 and 251 in Rochelle after a tornado ran its course Thursday evening.
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The landscape is littered with debris at Route 64 and 251 in Rochelle after a tornado ran its course Thursday evening.
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Kirkland Community Fire District Chief Chad Connell briefs the media on Fairdale tornado aftermath.
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The remnants of a home off South Queens Road in Rochelle is all that's left after a tornado ran its course Thursday evening.
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Trees blanket a home off South Kent Road in Rochelle after a tornado ran its course Thursday evening.
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The Barringer home was left without a roof after Thursday's tornado in Rochelle Illinois. Family and Friends are pictured cleaning up the mess and trying to save items.
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Home siding is wrapped around a tree at the Barringer home in Rochelle Illinois after Thursday's tornado.
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Adam Davis helps his father move belongings from his devastated Fairdale home.
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Ben Manning hands Josh Johnson a cable to wrap around the wood framing of an interior wall on E. Kuehler Ct. in Rochelle, Illinois Friday. The pair and several others were helping out several people in the neighborhood, though they didn't know them. The men said the home is owned by the Price family.
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Marla VanVickle, left, and her mother-in-law, Lynn VanVickle, discuss the clean up of Marla and her husband Brian's home on Kuehl Ct., west of Rochelle, Illinois Friday. Brian VanVickle is the Ogle County Sheriff. They were not home at the time of the tornado. Their dog was home and suffered minor cuts and bruises.
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Aerial images of the Fairdale after the tornado.
Photo Courtesy Dan Isaacson
Family and friends of Lillie and Pete Capes gather to clean up their property on E. Fowler Rd west of Rochelle, Illinois Friday. The couple was not home at the time of the tornado. They also celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Thursday.
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Family and friends of Lillie and Pete Capes gather to clean up their property on E. Fowler Rd west of Rochelle, Illinois Friday. The couple was not home at the time of the tornado. They also celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Thursday.
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Family and friends of Lillie and Pete Capes gather to clean up their property on E. Fowler Rd west of Rochelle, Illinois Friday. The couple was not home at the time of the tornado. They also celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Thursday.
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Aerial images of the Fairdale after the tornado.
Photo Courtesy Dan Isaacson
Aerial images of the Fairdale after the tornado.
Photo Courtesy Dan Isaacson
Home destroyed on E. Kuehl Ct. west of Rochelle, Illinois Friday.
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A flag is tied to a broken branch near the home of Pete and Lillie Capes on E. Fowler Rd. west of Rochelle, Illinois Friday. The couple was not home at the time of the tornado. They also celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Thursday.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
A rescue helicopter makes a stop in the backyard of a home off E. Flagg Rd. in Rochelle, Illinois Friday.
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Homes near S. Skare Rd with roof damage west of Rochelle, Illinois Friday.
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A sign alerts drivers on westbound Route 64 of congestion ahead at the intersection with Route 251 where a tornado ripped through the rural area north of Rochelle the day before.
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Homeowners clean up the wreckage of their homes along Route 64 just east of the intersection with Route 251 in the rural area north of Rochelle Friday.
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Cars damaged by the tornado a day before are lined up on a homestead on Route 64 just east of the intersection with Route 251 in the rural area north of Rochelle Friday.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
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