Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiFirefighters recover four birds in a cage from a home that was heavily damaged after a tornado passed through overnight June 21, 2021, in Woodridge.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiA man props up a fallen road sign along Janes Avenue on June 21, 2021, after a tornado struck overnight in Woodridge.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiResidents walk past a damaged home and trees after a tornado passed through the area in the early hours of June 21, 2021 in Woodridge.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiChristopher Ortiez, 12, climbs tree debris near his home in the Gage Park neighborhood on June 21, 2021, in Chicago.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiA worker saws off at a large damaged tree limb as the cleanup continues from the tornado at Cobblebrook Lane and 77th Street, June 22, 2021, in Naperville.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiA destroyed home from a tornado in the 1800 block of Princeton Circle in Naperville is seen on June 21, 2021.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiBroken tree limbs near Ranchview Drive and Princeton Circle, June 22, 2021, following the tornado in Naperville.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiPeople help search for a family's valuables in the debris from a destroyed home in the 1800 block of Princeton Circle in Naperville.
Erin Hooley / baiduhaiA Woodridge home's roof is missing after the tornado struck Woodridge Drive on June 21, 2021.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiAlda Domgherty talks about the damage to her home and her neighbors home following a tornado in Naperville near Nutmeg Lane, June 21, 2021.
Erin Hooley / baiduhaiDamage from a tornado can be see in the area of Princeton Circle, June 21, 2021, in Naperville.
Erin Hooley / baiduhaiA flipped car along 77th Street, June 21, 2021, in Naperville.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiBeverly Sedlacek helps salvage belongings from her friend's heavily damaged home while trying to call the insurance company on June 21, 2021, after a tornado struck overnight in Woodridge. No one was inside the home at the time.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiDamage to Richard Remson's home included broken windows and cracked ceilings after a tornado struck overnight in Woodridge.
Erin Hooley / baiduhaiDamaged trees from a tornado that hit late Sunday in Princeton Circle, June 21, 2021, in Naperville.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiAnn Michels sweeps glass off the street from a vehicle that was shattered by falling tree debris in the Gage Park neighborhood after a strong storm system passed through the area the previous evening, June 21, 2021.
Vashon Jordan Jr./baiduhaiBridget Casey hugs her father-in-law, Craig Casey, as they survey damage to their home, at the intersection of Woodridge Drive and Everglade Avenue in Woodridge, on June 21, 2021.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiA stairwell leading to the basement and hardwood flooring of the home on Princeton Circle is all that remains on June 22, 2021, after the tornado in Naperville.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiResidents walk past a damaged home and trees after a tornado passed through the area in the early hours of June 21, 2021 in Woodridge.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiResidents walk past damaged homes and trees after a tornado passed through the area in the early hours of June 21, 2021 in Woodridge.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiRoofers work on a roof as broken tree limbs, scattered debris, and severely damaged homes from a tornado are seen block after block near Ranchview Drive and Princeton Circle, June 22, 2021, in Naperville.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiMike Potacki clears a fallen tree that damaged his shed in Woodridge on June 21, 2021, after an overnight tornado hit the area.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiMike and Sandra Barr help salvage belongings from his sister's heavily damaged home June 21, 2021 after a tornado struck overnight in Woodridge.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiFamily members and friends of a family whose house was destroyed on Princeton Circle in Naperville continue to clean up the debris and search for valuables from the home on June 22, 2021.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiVolunteers from My Block My Hood My City, and workers from the Streets and Sanitation department, pick up tree debris in the Gage Park neighborhood after a strong storm system passed through the Chicago area the previous evening, June 21, 2021. Earlier in the day workers with the city's Streets and Sanitation department removed fallen tree debris that was blocking the street.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiTornado-damaged homes on Nutmeg Lane in Naperville, June 21, 2021.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiA Naperville firefighter marks the Nutmeg Lane home of Marc and Marie Whirledge as uninhabitable on June 22, 2021, two days after a tornado ripped through the Naperville neighborhood.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiA sign post lays on the street at the intersection of 77th Street and Loyola Drive in Naperville on June 21, 2021, following an overnight storm.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiTeri Loli, 25, sits on the ground while watching firefighters examine a damaged home after a tornado passed through the area in the early hours of June 21, 2021, in Woodridge. Loli lives around the corner from several homes that were heavily damaged during the tornado. "We heard the gusty winds and all of a sudden it went through," Loli said.
Erin Hooley / baiduhaiDamage from a tornado that tore through the area late Sunday can be seen June 21, 2021, in the vicinity of 7800 Janes Avenue in Woodridge. Five people were injured, one of them critically, 16 homes were uninhabitable, at least 10 people have been displaced and at least 125 damage reports had been filed as the result of a "considerable" tornado.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiVolunteer Nneka Onyejiaka and others with the World Mission Society Church of God help haul away damaged and fallen tree limbs from homes in Naperville on June 22, 2021.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiDebris is cleared along Loyola Drive and 77th Street in Naperville on June 21, 2021, after an overnight tornado.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiThe aftermath from a Sunday night storm when a tornado destroyed a home in the 1800 block of Princeton Circle in Naperville is seen on June 21, 2021.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiVolunteers from My Block My Hood My City pick up tree debris in the Gage Park neighborhood after a strong storm system passed through the Chicago area the previous evening, June 21, 2021 in Chicago.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiVolunteers, friends and family members search for valuables in the debris of a destroyed home after a tornado in the 1800 block of Princeton Circle in Naperville, June 21, 2021.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiA tree is uprooted on Loyola Drive near 77th Street in Naperville the overnight tornado.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiFamily members and friends continue to clean up the debris and search for valuables from a home on Princeton Circle in Naperville in 2021.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiA street sign sits on the ground near a damaged home after an overnight tornado in Woodridge June 21, 2021.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiOfficers attempts to remove tree limbs from a road after an overnight tornado in the early hours of June 21, 2021, in Woodridge.
Erin Hooley / baiduhaiPeople look for salvageable items after the tornado on Princeton Circle, June 21, 2021, in Naperville.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiBrian Rock, of Elevated Pie Co., makes free pizzas for residents after driving his mobile pizza oven truck to Darien from Merrillville, Indiana, on June 21, 2021.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiDebris from a destroyed home following a tornado in the 1800 block of Princeton Circle in Naperville is seen on June 21, 2021.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiDave Oswald looks over a tree from his neighbor's yard blocking his driveway on June 21, 2021, after an overnight tornado touched down in Naperville.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiTwo damaged cars in the 1500 block of 77th Street in Naperville on June 21, 2021, after a tornado overnight.
Erin Hooley / baiduhaiDamage from a tornado can be seen in the vicinity of 7800 Janes Avenue on June 21, 2021, in Woodridge.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiA large toy bear sits in the front lawn of a home with topped over trees and broken windows after a tornado hit Nutmeg Lane in Naperville, June 21, 2021. Homeowner Andrew Williams is at left.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiDebris from a destroyed home following a tornado in the 7700 block of Woodridge Drive in Woodridge on June 21, 2021.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiA large uprooted tree and American flag on the 1500 block of Ranchview Drive in Naperville on June 21, 2021.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiBroken tree limbs, scattered debris, and severely damaged homes are seen after a tornado hit near Ranchview Drive and Princeton Circle, June 22, 2021, in Naperville.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiBridget Casey surveys damage to her home near the intersection of Woodridge Drive and Everglade Avenue in Woodridge on June 21, 2021.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiTrees were down at Bakewell and Dover lanes in Naperville on June 21, 2021, after an overnight tornado.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiAntrien Fisher, Jennifer Fisher and Emily Cahill deliver water and White Castle burgers to neighbors who were cleaning up damaged homes June 21, 2021, after a tornado struck overnight in Woodridge.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiLimbs are cut away from a damaged tree as the clean up continues at Cobblebrook Lane and 77th Street on June 22, 2021, following the tornado aftermath in Naperville.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiA resident talks with officers after a tornado passed through the area June 21, 2021, in Woodridge. According to the Woodridge Police Department, the tornado touched down around 11:30 p.m. Sunday night.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiA large uprooted tree at a home in the 2500 block of Crabtree Avenue in Woodridge on June 21, 2021, after a tornado hit the area overnight.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiDebris covers a photo of Timothy and Bridget Casey in Woodridge on June 21, 2021, after a tornado hit the area overnight.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiVolunteers from World Mission Society Church of God help clean up and haul away damaged and fallen tree limbs from homes in Naperville on June 22, 2021.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiNathan Casey walks through his home in Woodridge on June 21, 2021, after a tornado hit the area overnight.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiPeople look at a destroyed home, center, from a tornado in the 1800 block of Princeton Circle in Naperville on June 21, 2021.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiA worker saws away at a large tree limb that had fallen on home's fencing and yard, as clean up continues at Cobblebrook Lane and 77th Street, June 22, 2021, in Naperville.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiA large uprooted tree covers the front lawn of two houses on the 2700 block of Everglade Avenue in Woodridge on June 21, 2021 after an overnight tornado hit the area.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiBria Moore, 23, holds her 1-year-old daughter, Nyla Nesbitt, on June 21, 2021, after the two sheltered in Moore's home while a tornado passed through the area in the early hours in Woodridge. As the tornado approached, Moore ran upstairs to get her daughter and grandmother before seeking shelter downstairs. "I just heard glass flying everywhere," Moore said.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiDion Wilkerson, left, rides a bike with his sons, Silas and Alexander, to examine the damage in their neighborhood in Woodridge on June 21, 2021, after an overnight tornado hit the area.
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Firefighters recover four birds in a cage from a home that was heavily damaged after a tornado passed through overnight June 21, 2021, in Woodridge.
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In an effort to help DuPage County residents adversely affected by Sunday’s tornado, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday announced a partnership between the state and community relief organizations including the American Red Cross to create the multiagency resource center.
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According to a news release, the center is “an all-encompassing hub for residents to access disaster related relief services and information.”
The resource center will be open at Thomas Jefferson Junior High School, 7200 Janes Ave. in Woodridge, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to noon Sunday.
The Ready Illinois website will serve as an online counterpart for those unable to attend in person. Those in need of further assistance are encouraged to contact the American Red Cross or their local emergency management office.
“By partnering with community relief organizations to consolidate access to all available support services, we’re ensuring the road to recovery is as smooth and streamlined as possible,” Pritzker said in a statement.
Residents in the southwest suburbs are trying to recover after an EF-3 storm with winds surpassing 135 mph damaged more than 230 homes, caused at least 11 injuries, and one fatality. Businesses have been damaged and multiple families have been displaced.
“As the debris is cleared away and we size up the damage, it’s essential we provide every possible resource to our communities affected by the storm,” DuPage County Chairman Dan Cronin said.
There will also be a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Woodridge site. The Pfizer vaccine is available to people 12 years or older while the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is available for those 18 and older. No appointment is necessary.