Lauren Rohr
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How Chicago-area storm chasers tracked Sunday's tornado in Naperville, WoodridgeJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - The conditions were ripe for severe weather Sunday night as storm chaser Curtis Lergner and his team headed home after tracking a tornado in Iowa. But he wasn't expectin...
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Recovery begins in Naperville neighborhood ravaged by tornadoJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Tree limbs and branches, broken fencing, pieces of siding and debris were piled high along the curbs Tuesday in a Naperville subdivision ravaged by a tornado two days ea...
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'The only thing that really matters': How a Naperville couple shielded their son from the stormJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Leandro and Fernanda Saez didn't have time to make it into the basement before the tornado ripped through their Naperville neighborhood Sunday night. They ran into their...
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'Recovery may take a while,' but Naperville man embracing community supportJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - No more than 15 minutes after the tornado ripped down Nutmeg Lane late Sunday, Yisheng Chen received a knock on his door from first responders checking on his family. Th...
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'It sounded like a sonic boom': Naperville resident describes moments tornado hitJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - Katie Long Piper and her family were watching TV in their home Sunday night when they got a tornado warning alert on their phones. They huddled in the basement, and with...
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How Naperville firefighters saved residents trapped beneath the rubbleJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - Naperville emergency crews weren't sure where to start when they responded late Sunday night to the Cinnamon Creek subdivision, where a destructive tornado had just ripp...
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'It was terrifying': Naperville residents describe the tornado that damaged their neighborhoodJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - Naperville resident Daniela Kaleskova was falling asleep in her home on Nutmeg Lane when she was startled awake by an alert on her phone. The word "tornado" appeared to ...
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Two towns outside Chicago recovering from civil unrestJun 20, 2021 7:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - One year ago, Elias Akwo and Chaz Nieponski dropped everything and raced to their Aurora storefront to find the windows smashed and an entire display...
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One dead, one injured in Prospect Heights crashJun 20, 2021 1:00 am - One person died and another was injured in a Friday afternoon crash in Prospect Heights, officials said. Crews from the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District respond...
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'A hero to our world': Fritzie Fritzshall, Auschwitz survivor from Buffalo Grove, dies at 91Jun 20, 2021 1:00 am - Fritzie Fritzshall devoted her life to educating, to inspiring, and to combating the type of hatred and prejudice she experienced more than 75 years ago at the Auschwitz...