Plainfield
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Will Co. emergency boss was rookie when tornado hitAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Just a few days on the job with the Will County Emergency Management Agency, Harold Damron had no idea Aug. 28, 1990 was going to be the longest day of his career. "Just...
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LaCosse, Naperville North edge Neuqua ValleyAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - On Naperville North's final two plays, Matt LaCosse simply took a knee. He earned the break. The University of Minnesota-bound senior quarterback rushed for 263 yards an...
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'That storm ... cheated us out of a mother'Aug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Twenty years ago, Bobby Brewner refused to believe the worst when he saw the first televised images of the devastation wrought by the tornado that ripped through Plainfi...
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Time starting to heal wounds in Plainfield after devastating tornadoAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - The village of Plainfield shows little evidence of the devastation that ripped the community apart 20 years ago Saturday. The modern high school on Fort Beggs Drive loo...
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Ceremony will honor tornado victimsAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Residents will come together Saturday to remember the 29 people who died two decades ago when a tornado twisted Plainfield inside out. The village is sponsoring a 3 p.m....
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Warning system advances make Will County saferAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Plainfield already had been leveled by the time the man in charge of emergencies heard about the tornado. Parts of Crest Hill and Joliet had been struck by the powerful ...
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Plainfield principal recalls finding his home destroyedAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Robert Smith was never happier to see his neighbor than he was on the afternoon of Aug. 28, 1990. Smith, now principal of Plainfield High School's Central Campus, and hi...
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Naperville Central downs Waubonsie ValleyAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Timing is everything. Ian Lewandowski completed 1 of 2 passes switching in for Naperville Central starting quarterback Hayden Daniels, but than one was a doozy. On fourt...
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Images from the 1990 Plainfield tornadoAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - ...
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Plainfield tornado survivor: Grieving process not overAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Even 20 years after Jane Sanchez's daughter, Gloria, died during the deadly 1990 tornado in Plainfield, she worries when she hears warning sirens during severe weather. ...