Leaders in the central Illinois city of Washington say they’re hopeful last year’s tornado won’t affect the area’s previous double-digit growth rate. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that Washington’s population jumped 39.6 percent between 2000 and 2010. The population grew …
Residents in the central Illinois town of Washington are taking stock of how far they’ve come since a tornado devastated their community six months ago – and of how far they still have to go. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph reports many …
The state of Illinois is offering free insurance counseling for victims of the tornado that struck the Washington area. The Illinois Department of Insurance says one-on-one counseling services will be available starting Tuesday morning in the Tazewell County city. Washington …
National Weather Service says a tornado that struck the central Illinois community of Washington had winds between 170 and 190 miles per hour. The meteorologists say Monday that the storm had a preliminary rating of an EF-4. The Tazewell County …