Action taken Monday night to establish a Birch-Williamsville Drainage District was not what the residents who live in the drainage area wanted to hear.

The tornado that hit the Springfield area on August 19, left a wake ofdestruction in its path, including the home of UIS clerk, Dawn Tompkins.

T he Salvation Army in Lincoln has established disaster relief funding for victims of the tornado that struck on Aug.

Although much progress has been made since Wednesday afternoon, it has become clearer that it will take considerable time to clean up sites and a considerable amount of debris that was spread across 22 miles of countryside.

A town in central Illinois that was torn-apart by a tornado has a price tag for all the damage: $10 million.

Darlene Witt, mother of homeowner Jeanne Williams, holds family photographs removed from her daughter's home on Mill Street in Loami, Ill Wednesday, August 19, 2009.

A town in central Illinois that was torn-apart by a tornado has a price tag for all the damage: $10 million.

Hurricane Bill's winds may have slowed slightly in the Atlantic Ocean , but the Bermuda Weather Service nonetheless issued a hurricane watch Thursday to prepare those on the island for a severe storm in the next 36 hours.

Pictures taken following the tornado that devastated the small village of Williamsville, Illinois on Wednesday August 19, 2009.A Destroying several homes and businesses.A Flattening surrounding corn fields and tossing vehicles like toys.

A tornado ravaged the Route 66 town of Williamsville, Ill., on Wednesday afternoon, destroying or damaging at least two dozen homes and businesses.

Several people were injured and dozens of homes damaged after fierce rains and high winds tore through central Illinois.

P hil Mahler was pleased on Thursday to be holding the first Route 66 bike trail signs for Logan County.