Hope everyone has a happy, healthy, prosperous 2007.  Sorry I haven't been around much.  The past few months have been extremely hectic.  We have been blessed with 2 new grandchildren this year, lost a couple of family members, dealt with some illnesses, and have had virtually no genealogy time in ages.

This site has articles about several disasters in our history. This particular page of the website talks about a tornado in Assumption, Illinois on June 7, 1907: http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/assumption-tornadojun1907.htm.  Other disasters mentioned include accidents, tornados, explosions, and fires, in Chicago, Decatur, Edwardsville, Palatine, Dekalb, Herrin, Mowequa, Waukegan, and Ottawa, to name but a few locations.

This family site had members who lived in Edgar and Perry Counties in Illinois. Too many surnames to list: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tqpeiffer/Documents/Locations%20-%20USA/State/ILLINOIS%20(USA)%20webpage.htm

Looking for a professional genealogist in East Central Illinois, particularly Champaign County? I have no person knowledge of this person, merely found the link: http://expertgenealogy.com/?x=wixwife.

This website is titled "A Short History of Englewood Chicago." http://people.virginia.edu/~mrs8t/englewood/

Happy hunting, Ruth