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Messages spray-painted on a damaged truck and home are visible as members of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency assess the conditions of homes in the areas hit by the tornado in Washington, Ill.
Anthony Souffle, Chicago Tribune
Messages spray-painted on a damaged truck and home are visible as members of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency assess the conditions of homes in the areas hit by the tornado in Washington, Ill.
Chicago Tribune
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A series of tornadoes touched down in northern Illinois on Nov. 17, 2013, and the worst damage was in the towns of Washington and Pekin, two communities in Tazewell County about 20 miles apart near Peoria. Whole blocks were leveled in Washington.