(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — It’s been more than two months since a tornado ripped through west suburban Woodridge.
Roughly 400 homes were damaged, 160 suffered major damage and 30 homes were total losses.
“We're quickly realizing this is going to be a long road,” Village Administrator Al Stonitsch said. “Some homes are still not repaired and some homes won't be rebuilt for possibly a year.”
Stonitsch tells WBBM Newsradio insurance only goes so far and that many Woodridge residents were faced with significant deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses.
“In some cases, they were either underinsured or there were a few cases in which they were uninsured,” Stonitsch said.
To help residents get back to their normal lives as quickly as possible, the village of Woodridge has partnered with several nonprofit organizations and local agencies.
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The Woodridge Rotary Club is hosting a “Do Good BBQ Friendraiser” Wednesday night at the Seven Bridges Golf Club to benefit the village’s tornado relief fund.
The Morton Arboretum in Lisle also stepped up to help with rebuilding through a fundraising effort to plant trees lost in the storm.
Woodridge lost more than 300 trees, and private property owners lost double or triple that amount, the administrator said.