Extreme Weather Illinois
Utility poles are damaged in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier in Kankakee, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
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Tornadoes have killed at least two people in northwest Indiana and leveled buildings in Kankakee, Illinois. The Newton County Coroner's Office on Wednesday identified an elderly couple killed in their Lake Village, Indiana home as Edward and Arlene Kozlowski. A volunteer fire department says less than 10 people were injured in Tuesday's storms. In Illinois, the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office says a tornado caused extensive damage in the small suburb of Aroma Park, uprooting trees, shattering windows, tearing off roofs and smashing vehicles. Parts of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio remain under tornado watch Wednesday.
