Tornado sweeps through Woodridge, causing extensive damage
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Officials say a radar-confirmed tornado swept through communities in heavily populated suburban Chicago, damaging more than 100 homes, toppling trees, knocking out power and causing multiple injuries.

Cleanup underway after EF-3 tornado rips through Chicago suburbs

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Tornado rips up homes, knocks down trees and power lines in Chicago suburbs of Naperville, Woodridge

A tornado ripped off rooftops and knocked down trees in the Naperville and Woodridge areas overnight Sunday into Monday. Damage was also reported in Darien, Plainfield, Burr Ridge, Portage and South Haven.

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Residents throughout the South are reeling after severe weather and tornadoes ripped across the region, killing at least five people and leaving behind widespread destruction.

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Multiple twisters touch down in Alabama, Mississippi as wave of tornadoes moves through South

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