First-person accounts, interviews and photos of the devastating F5 tornado that ripped through Oswego, Plainfield, Joliet and Crest Hill on August 28, 1990.
25th Anniversary Plainfield Tornado Memorial
Plainfield Tornado 25th Anniversary Committee hosted a memorial beginning at 3:00 p.m. Friday, August 28, 2015 at the Tornado Memorial on Ft. Beggs Drive honoring the 29 lives lost in the devastating storm.
25th Anniversary Plainfield Tornado Memorial Panel Discussion
Panel discussion with meteorologists Tom Skilling (WGN) and Steve Baskerville (WBBM) and meteorology professor Paul Sirvatka from College of DuPage, sharing what it was like in the newsroom that day versus chasing the storm on the ground, the 1990 tornado’s impact on meteorology and on their careers specifically, and storm preparedness safety tips.
John Eichelberger
Plainfield Fire Chief
Mike Hennessey
Director, Will County United Way
Duane Krieger
Will County Coroner
