This is one of those absurdities that go with tornadoes. The only thing
left untouched in this Williamsville home on Wednesday was this free-standing
metal shelving unit in the basement, where not one jar of home-canned pickles
or tomatoes was harmed. A brick lay on top beside several jars, and bricks
were strewn all around. Everything else was gone. How does that happen?
 

Picture by Jan Youngquist (Click on picture for larger image.)
 

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• Town hall: State worker layoffs and release of prisoners ripple effect would overtax community
  Bomke: Governor knows this isn't the right thing to do

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• Unconfirmed tornado causes destruction as it jumps through Logan County countryside
  Amazing stories of survival following scattered rural touchdowns

• How did they survive? -- in pictures

• Homes destroyed, badly damaged -- in pictures

• Farm community takes hit from storm -- in pictures

• Illinois warned by activist groups against funding religious groups

• Governor still awaiting resignation of 2 U of I trustees

• Local disaster declared following storm and tornado damage in Logan County
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