In case some of you are wondering why you haven't heard back from Molly Kennedy ([email protected]) about your searches at the Illinois State Archives or Presidential Library, I received the below from her yesterday afternoon. Bonnie --------- Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - approx 2pm Two tornadoes hit Springfield IL (where I live & research) on Sunday evening - both were F2 category tornadoes. The second one hit at 8:30pm, and tore wide swath to within 20 feet of my apartment building.... (as I was attempting to close the last open storm window... the glass in the upper storm window broke inward, but the only personal harm done by the glass shards were tiny cuts on one hand). Power lines, poles, substations, 120-ft-tall trees - - all now horizontal. I am still without electricity - and heat - (28 degrees last night, and again tonight) - and am using one of the Presidential Library's patron PC's to transmit this message... then I must return back home to continue with the cleanup efforts. I will respond to all emails as soon as power is restored - -which may not be until Wednesday or Thursday; please be patient with me? molly ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 1:00 AM Subject: IL-COOK-CHICAGO-D Digest V06 #35