Microburst believed to have ripped roof off apartment building in Mt. Prospect
The roof of the building near Route 83 and Dempster Street happened Saturday evening, in one of multiple rounds of serious storms.
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The roof of the building near Route 83 and Dempster Street happened Saturday evening, in one of multiple rounds of serious storms.
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