In Pictures: Powerful tornado sweeps through Chicago suburbs

A tornado swept through communities in heavily populated suburban Chicago, damaging more than 100 homes, toppling trees, knocking out power and causing multiple injuries, officials said. At least eight people were hospitalized in Naperville, where fire officials said 22 homes were destroyed and dozens of others were damaged when a tornado touched down after 11 pm Sunday (04:00 GMT), according to city spokeswoman Linda LaCloche. More than 120 other reports of property damage had been received by 5 am Monday (10:00 GMT) in the suburb of 147,500 people that is about 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Chicago. Those were expected to grow as residents surveyed the damage, she said. About 450 power outages were reported.