Owners away from Monroe Condition and encompassing components had been on the high aware because the a keen ominous storm mobile moved from urban area in the early night of April fifteen. National Environment Service authorities verified a keen EF1 tornado moved of southwest off Maeystown northeast so you’re able to Hecker out of 6:34 in order to 6:59 p.meters., computing 19.5 miles in total and 100 yards into the maximum thickness. Luckily, zero wounds was basically claimed.

Monroe County State’s Attorneys Ryan Webb inserted almost every other Illinois areas within the help an effort so you can overturn an effective statewide firearms prohibit. The Protect Organizations Act or “Assault Weapons Exclude” prohibits the business, distribution and hands off partial-automated “assault” rifles, high-strength ammo periodicals and you will .fifty quality ammunition for the Illinois. (more…)