Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 suffers damage after derecho, EF-1 tornado [Video]

JOLIET, Ill. – A deadly derecho that swept through parts of the Midwest earlier this week caused major damage in parts of Illinois, including an iconic museum in the Chicago suburbs.

Winds reached over 100 mph in some areas and resulted in two tornadoes in Joliet, which is the home of the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66.

The museum suffered extensive damage from an EF-1 tornado spawned from the derecho, forcing it to shut down operations for the time being while they work to clean up the destruction.

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Ron Romero, the museum’s CEO and founder, says he is extremely grateful no one was injured during the disaster. The tornado tore the roof off a building across the street, then tossed the debris into the museum’s building.

“Their roof came off of their place and as a projectile hit our building,” he said during …