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CHICAGO — National Weather Service officials said Thursday multiple tornadoes were confirmed in northeast Illinois but they still had survey teams out exploring twister touchdowns. Multiple tornadoes tracked across parts of northeast Illinois between 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, some in proximity to one another, spawned by rotating thunderstorms known as “supercells,” officials said. “There were two .
Portions of McLean Boulevard and Big Timber Road should reopen Friday after a damaged natural gas pipeline forced the Elgin intersection and several businesses to be closed for more than two days.