Images: Tornado Damage in Ottawa and Naplate
See scenes in the wake of Tuesday night tornadoes that impacted the Illinois River towns of Naplate and Ottawa.
Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks about the devastation from a tornado during a press conference in downtown Naplate.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner hugs Valerie McAvoy at 19th and Center Street in downtown Naplate, hard hit by a tornado which also impacted Ottawa and other areas of LaSalle County.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner walks down Center Street in downtown Naplate, hard hit by a tornado which also impacted Ottawa and other areas of LaSalle County.
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Residents clean up after tornadoes touched down in Naplate and other areas of LaSalle County.
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Naplate Village President James Rick talks about devastation during a press conference at 19th and Center Streets.
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Utility crews work to clean up after tornadoes touched down in Ottawa and other areas of LaSalle County.
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Family and friends work to cover a roof at 20th and Center Streets after tornadoes touched down in Ottawa and other areas of LaSalle County.
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Nicor Gas workers were in Naplate on Wednesday in the wake of Tuesday night tornadoes.
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Officials navigate through downed power lines after tornadoes touched down in Naplate and other areas of LaSalle County.
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An insurance adjuster takes photos from the roof of the Village Bar in downtown Naplate following a devasting tornado.
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Homes next to the Pilkington Glass Factory in Naplate were hit hard by a tornado.
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A Corvette in Naplate was one of many cars with windows blown out.
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The Ottawa water tower reflects in the mirror of a house on Center Street which was leveled from its foundation.
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The Ottawa water tower reflects in the mirror of a house on Center Street which was leveled from its foundation.
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People work to cover a roof at 20th and Center Streets in Naplate.
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Naplate residents begin digging out following a tornado which devastated much of the small Illinois River town.
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Trees are snapped, toppled and resting on a house along 19th Street in downtown Naplate, just west of Ottawa.
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A telephone pole rests on the roof of a home along 19th Street in Naplate.
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Utility crews work to clean up after tornadoes touched down in Ottawa and other areas of LaSalle County.
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Julie Taylor helps her friend clean up after tornadoes touched down in Naplate, Ottawa and other areas of LaSalle County.
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Utility workers clean up in Ottawa and other areas of LaSalle County.
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Debris is littered all throughout Naplate after tornadoes destroyed part of the town.
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Scenes from Tuesday night reveal damage in the wake of a tornado which damaged parts of Ottawa, Ill., uprooting trees and tearing roofs off of homes.
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Scenes from Tuesday night reveal damage in the wake of a tornado which damaged parts of Ottawa, Ill., uprooting trees and tearing roofs off of homes.
COURTESY OF FACEBOOK USER SEASON CHANDLER
Scenes from Tuesday night reveal damage in the wake of a tornado which damaged parts of Ottawa, Ill., uprooting trees and tearing roofs off of homes.
COURTESY OF FACEBOOK USER SEASON CHANDLER
Scenes from Tuesday night reveal damage in the wake of a tornado which damaged parts of Ottawa, Ill., uprooting trees and tearing roofs off of homes.
COURTESY OF FACEBOOK USER SEASON CHANDLER
Scenes from Tuesday night reveal damage in the wake of a tornado which damaged parts of Ottawa, Ill., uprooting trees and tearing roofs off of homes.
COURTESY OF FACEBOOK USER SEASON CHANDLER
Scenes from Tuesday night reveal damage in the wake of a tornado which damaged parts of Ottawa, Ill., uprooting trees and tearing roofs off of homes.
COURTESY OF FACEBOOK USER SEASON CHANDLER
Scenes from Tuesday night reveal damage in the wake of a tornado which damaged parts of Ottawa, Ill., uprooting trees and tearing roofs off of homes.
COURTESY OF FACEBOOK USER SEASON CHANDLER
Scenes from Tuesday night reveal damage in the wake of a tornado which damaged parts of Ottawa, Ill., uprooting trees and tearing roofs off of homes.
COURTESY OF FACEBOOK USER SEASON CHANDLER
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