Large late-night tornado sweeps through some Chicago suburbs

A large tornado swept through suburbs southwest of Chicago late Sunday night, causing numerous injuries, damaging several homes and vehicles, bringing down trees and power lines and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without electricity.

Officials of Naperville said five people were brought to a hospital. One was in critical condition. The officials also said 16 homes were deemed uninhabitable. Fire Chief Mark Puknaitis said much of the damage to the houses was from wind and falling trees, CBS Chicago reported. Tree limbs and debris were strewn about and windows were broken on many structures. There were no fires, but there were gas line breaks.