events
An F5 tornado strikes the Illinois cities of Plainfield and Joliet, killing 29 people.
Related Wikipedia articles
1990 Plainfield tornado
Deadly tornado in Illinois
The 1990 Plainfield tornado was a devastating tornado that struck Plainfield, Illinois in the Chicago metropolitan area during the afternoon of Tuesday, August 28, 1990. The violent tornado killed 29 people and injured 353. It is the only F5/EF5 rated tornado officially recorded…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Illinois
U.S. state
Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash and Ohio rivers to its south. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP),…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Plainfield, Illinois
Village in Illinois, United States
Plainfield is a village in Will and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 44,762 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Joliet, Illinois
City in Illinois, United States
Joliet is a city in Will and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. It had a population of 150,362 at the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in Illinois.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)