Governor J.B. Pritzker will survey damage caused by Friday tornados in Belvidere and Robinson.
Heavy equipment operators view a crushed vehicle under a downed roof across the street from the Apollo Theatre, April 1, 2023, in Belvidere.
Governor J.B. Pritzker will visit the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere this morning to survey damage caused by the Friday tornadothat killed one man and injured 40 adults during a metal concert. According to his public daily schedule, Pritzker will arrive at 10 a.m. to 104 N. State Street, Belvidere, the site where a EF-1 twister caused the theater’s roof to collapse onto the crowd Friday evening.Officials confirm tornado hit Belvidere just before deadly roof collapse at metal concertDan Zaccard, director of Boone County emergency management, told the Tribune that 50-year-old Frederick Forest Livingston, Jr. died in the collapse.
Zaccard also confirmed that a tornado caused the accident. Characterized as an EF-1, the storm had wind speeds between 90 and 100 miles per hour, he said.“The weather service did their survey and found the tornado had a 28-mile track that started in Ogle County and ended in North Boone County,” Zaccard said.Later Sunday, Pritzker will travel to Robinson and give a 2 p.m. news conference on the storm damage. At least three people died in Crawford County due to Friday storms, Illinois State Rep.
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