What to know after tornadoes tore through Chicago area suburbs

Powerful storms that swept across the Chicago area Monday left neighborhoods in the south suburbs picking up the pieces after five tornadoes touched down — damaging homes, uprooting trees and adding to what has already been an active tornado season in Illinois. An EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 110 mph impacted Lansing, according to the National Weather Service. The fifth tornado, an EF-0 that touched down just south of Wheaton College, was confirmed only Wednesday. Rob Griffin, a Lansing…