SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (AP) — Tornado warning sirens chased lawmakers to the statehouse basement, a semitrailer was blown from a roadway and homes and an airport building were damaged as severe storms battered parts of Illinois and Indiana. High winds were estimated at upward of 70 mph (112 kph) downed trees and power lines throughout the state, leaving tens of thousands without electricity. The National Weather Service had not confirmed several reports of tornado touchdowns in central Illinois. In Indiana, high winds caused heavy damage to an Indianapolis apartment complex. Rescue workers combed through the apartment building on the city's east side early Saturday looking for residents who might be trapped. Television reports showed injured residents being helped onto stretchers.
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