Woodridge

Skeleton Key brewery was among some of the many places hit by a damaging tornado in Woodridge last month. And while the damage is taking time to come back from, the brewery’s owners joined Chicago Today to show off some beers they’ll be selling in hopes of kickstarting their comeback.

After a tornado tore through Naperville and Woodridge Sunday night, residents banded together to help one another during this time of need. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter has their inspiring stories.

Massive storms and at least one “confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado” tore through the Chicago area late Sunday night, according to the National Weather Service, leaving a path of damage and destruction in its wake.

As a tornado ripped through Woodridge, one resident said she wanted nothing more than to save her four children and to keep her husband’s memory alive. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers reports.

Massive storms and at least one “confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado” tore through suburban Chicago late Sunday night, causing massive damage in Naperville, Woodridge, Darien and more.

Massive storms and at least one “confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado” tore through suburban Chicago late Sunday night, causing massive damage in Naperville, Woodridge, Darien and more.

Here’s a look at photos from across the Chicago area, showing the destruction a massive tornado left in its wake.

Woodridge officials said early Monday that the village is conducting a damage assessment from a tornado that swept through late Sunday night, with no injuries reported within Woodridge but major property damage, downed power lines and fallen trees across the area.

As several Chicago suburbs clean up extensive damage from severe thunderstorms and a tornado Sunday night, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he has contacted officials of towns in the tornado’s path.

A National Weather Service spokesman confirmed that at least one tornado touched down in multiple Chicago suburbs late Sunday night as it moved from west to east.

Extensive damage was revealed after a tornado and line of storms descended on Woodridge and Naperville in Chicago’s suburbs. NBC 5’s Jen DeSalvo reports.

The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down late Sunday in Naperville, Woodridge and Darien, moving west to east. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers reports from Woodridge.

Naperville residents say they had mere minutes to try to take cover before a tornado hit the Chicago suburb. At least five people were injured and massive damage was reported. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria reports.

A suburban Woodridge resident recounted a calm scene just prior to a tornado touching down in a neighborhood late Sunday. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the full interview.

One Woodridge resident told NBC 5 she managed to safely gather her family together just prior to a tornado hitting the community Sunday.

A Woodridge investment manager who was charged with fraud has been extradited back to Chicago after fleeing to Indonesia.

A person was wounded in a shooting Sunday in suburban Woodridge.

When Hollywood Blvd. Cinema in Woodridge closed from March to July, owners were counting on new releases to welcome customers back once they were allowed to reopen. The problem? Those movies never came. Neither did the audience. “The most difficult part is finding any type of financial assistance,” Marketing Director of Hollywood Blvd. Cinema Dana Pobanz said. The theater is…