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Tornados dominated the news and The Week in Pictures photo gallery for June 19-25, 2025.

Tornados dominated the news and The Week in Pictures photo gallery for June 19-25, 2025.

  Two people stop under flood lights and the full moon Wednesday evening to view damage on Princeton Circle after a tornado swept through the area Sunday night in Naperville. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Arielle Christopher, 22, of Streamwood proudly displays her flag as she prepares to ride in the Elgin Juneteenth Celebration parade, which showcased the 54 flags of all the countries of Africa on Saturday, June 19, 2021. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
  York's Charlie Toreja hoists the third-place trophy after his team defeated Wheaton Academy in the IHSA boys lacrosse game at Morris Field in Arlington Heights on Saturday, June 19, 2021. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
  St. Viator's Caroline Sexton, right, celebrates her goal with teammate Emilie Doersching during the girls state soccer Class 2A third place game at Fremd High School in Palatine Saturday, June 19, 2021. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  People embark on a journey of prehistoric proportions in their vehicles in Aurora in this drone photo. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  Grant's Josh Delgado leans on Hinsdale Central's Daniel Watcke after finishing third in the 800-meter run at the 3A boys state track meet at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston on Saturday, June 19, 2021. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Trees along Ranchview Drive are snapped in half from an overnight tornado in Naperville. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
  Joe Tancredi and his son Jameson, 9, look at the fallen tree and damage to their yard and house after a tornado ripped through their Woodridge neighborhood on Sunday, June 20, 2021. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
  A home on the 1800 block of Princeton Circle was leveled overnight from a tornado. More than 100 homes were damaged in Naperville subdivision from the storm. Homes east and west of Ranchview Drive south of 75th Street were hardest hit. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
  Princeton Circle resident Katie Long Piper, left, tells her sister, Pat Peraziana, right of Naperville, about how her immediate neighbors were injured and their home leveled from a tornado that struck the Naperville subdivision overnight. Crews are on the scene Monday, June 21, 2021 to clean up trees, board up windows and put tarps on roofs. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
  Fernanda Saez, whose house was badly damaged and is unlivable grabs some water dropped off by the volunteers before heading back into her home. She suffered a lot of scratches on her legs from the storm as she saved her child from a collapsing bedroom. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
  Tornado damage in Woodridge neighborhoods after a tornado ripped through the area on Sunday, June 20, 2021. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
  Library Director Lindsey Dorfman, left, and Director of Communications Hilary Gabel hold the flag while listening to a speech being given prior to the raising of the Pride Flag at the Glenview Public Library Tuesday. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Garrett Kunkle encourages riders of the Himalaya to "Yell loud to go faster" as he operates the carnival ride at the Geneva Swedish Days on Thursday afternoon, June 25, 2021. He is originally from Joliet and just started working for Windy City Amusements. He says the Himalaya is capable of 50 mph. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  A pedestrian walks by a pedestrian mangled sign by the side of the road in Woodridge three days after a tornado ripped through this Woodridge area and the town of Naperville. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
  One home on Princeton Circle was completely destroyed from Sunday's tornado, but the homes on either side were damaged but remain standing. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
  A group from Christ Community Church, based in St. Charles, was helping clean up efforts after Sunday's tornado on Nutmeg Lane in Naperville Friday afternoon, June 25, 2021. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Michael Hohm and Meredith Anderson, both from Spring Grove try a chocolate covered strawberry kabob at the Long Grove Strawberry Festival. "They are delicious. It tastes fresh. The chocolate is nice and dark so it mixes really well." he said. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
  A runner cuts through the underpass tunnel that crosses under Hicks Road in Palatine where resident Samira Alhosini and her daughter Jasmine, 10, painted colorful murals depicting a sunrise bike ride. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
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