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Tornado Warnings Issued for Chicago Area

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“TORNADO WARNINGS ISSUED FOR CHICAGO AREA”

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An F5 tornado struck just 40 miles from Chicago in 1990!

The Plainfield, IL tornado of Aug. 28, 1990 killed 29 people and destroyed over 1,000 homes — one of the deadliest twisters in Illinois history, proving the Chicago metro is no stranger to violent storms.

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