Photos show tornado damage after powerful storms hit Illinois and Indiana

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A person searches through his belongings amid debris in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier, in Aroma Park, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A person searches through his belongings amid debris in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier, in Aroma Park, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A damaged vehicle lies upside down amid debris in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier, in Aroma Park, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A damaged vehicle lies upside down amid debris in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier, in Aroma Park, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Toppled trees lean against a home in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier in Lake Village, Ind., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Toppled trees lean against a home in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier in Lake Village, Ind., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A person searches through his belongings amid debris in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier, in Aroma Park, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A person searches through his belongings amid debris in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier, in Aroma Park, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
An uprooted tree sits outside a home in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier, in Lake Village, Ind., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
An uprooted tree sits outside a home in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier, in Lake Village, Ind., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A person walks by the damage in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier in Kankakee, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A person walks by the damage in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier in Kankakee, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Josh Johnson searches through his belongings at a damaged home in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier, in Aroma Park, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Josh Johnson searches through his belongings at a damaged home in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier, in Aroma Park, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A storm-damaged Tholens' Landscape & Garden center is in ruins in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier in Kankakee, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A storm-damaged Tholens' Landscape & Garden center is in ruins in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier in Kankakee, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A window is damaged in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier in Kankakee, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A window is damaged in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier in Kankakee, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Wind damage and debris sit at a home in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier in Lake Village, Ind., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Wind damage and debris sit at a home in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier in Lake Village, Ind., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A storm-damaged Tholens' Landscape & Garden center is seen in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier in Kankakee, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A storm-damaged Tholens' Landscape & Garden center is seen in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier in Kankakee, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A storm-damaged tree stands outside a home in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier, in Lake Village, Ind., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A storm-damaged tree stands outside a home in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier, in Lake Village, Ind., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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2:06 PM on Wednesday, March 11

By NAM Y. HUH

Powerful storms swept across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana, spawning multiple tornadoes and causing widespread damage.

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