Images:Salvaging belongings the day after tornadoes damage Naperville and Woodridge
Posted June 22, 2021 3:00 pm
See images of how residents of Naperville and Woodridge are cleaning-up a day after a tornado damaged homes and businesses.
One of the letters Neal Springer wrote to his wife, Carol, during the Vietnam is dated Oct. 3, 1970 and starts out with "Dear Love."
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Neal Springer was able to remove a box of letters that he wrote to his wife during the Vietnam War. The letters were one of the things removed from his Woodridge home that was damaged by Sunday's tornado.
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The damaged home of Becky Springer on the 7800 block of Deerfield Avenue in Woodridge.
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Cleanup continues in Naperville after a severe storm and tornado ripped though on Sunday night.
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Cleanup continues as a man takes a picture of the destruction caused by the storms and tornado that hit the Naperville area and beyond.
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Erin Kelly and his dog Clark walk in front of his dad's house which end up having his neighbor's car dropped on their driveway during the storm in Naperville. They were home at the time and manage to survive with little damage except for the wall of their garage.
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Suzanne Hart jogs through the tornado damage in Naperville as cleanup crews work to get normalcy restored in the area.
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Roofers tarp up and fix the roofs of homes damaged in the hardest hit area of Naperville as cleanup continues.
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Leandro Saez of Naperville talks about the night the storm hit and how their house has been marked by the fire department as unlivable from the tornado that ripped through the other night.
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Yisheng Chen cleans up around his house in the hardest hit section of Naperville after a tornado ripped through the area on Sunday.
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Tom Moran, Division Chief for Naperville Fire Department looks over the Oak tree at fire station 2 which fell on their station at the same time they were dealing with all the other emergencies in the area on Sunday night.
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Naperville Fire Department station 2 suffered their own emergency on Sunday night when an Oak tree fell at the same time they were dealing with all the other emergencies in the area on Sunday night.
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Skeleton Key Brewery co-owner John Szopa talks about how his Woodridge business was heavily damaged by Sunday's tornado.
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The Skeleton Key Brewery on Lemont Road in Woodridge was heavily damaged in Sunday night's tornado.
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An interior wall that separated the Skeleton Key Brewery from another business was blown out during Sunday night's tornado in Woodridge.
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A portion of the Skeleton Key Brewery's signage remains on an interior wall following Sunday's tornado in Woodridge.
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A portion of the Skeleton Key Brewery's roof was torn off in Sunday's tornado in Woodridge.
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The Skeleton Key Brewery on Lemont Road in Woodridge was heavily damaged in Sunday night's tornado.
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Jennifer Gonzalez, volunteer from Naperville hauls away branches from fallen trees in the tornado destruction zone in Naperville.
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Mehul Patel a family member for the family that lived there and is still in the hospital looks for family belongings with other friends at the house that was completely leveled in Sunday's tornado.
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Woodridge public works crews remove trees Tuesday, June 22, 2021 along Janes Avenue as cleanup efforts continue following Sunday's tornado.
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Crews from Western Springs public works were lending a hand clearing trees Tuesday in Woodridge.
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Cleanup continues in Woodridge on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 following Sunday night's tornado.
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Crews from Homewood public works were lending a hand clearing trees Tuesday in Woodridge.
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Crews install tarps at homes along Janes Avenue in Woodridge Tuesday following Sunday's tornado.
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Crews inspect a roof with twisted and downed trees remain at a nearby home on Chestnut Avenue in Woodridge Tuesday, June 22, 2021.
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A "challenge coin" is one of the items saved from the Skeleton Key Brewery in Woodridge. The coin would be used for customers to win fun items.
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Tree company crews work on Deerfield Avenue in Woodridge Tuesday clearing branches that fell during Sunday's tornado.
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