Illinois quick hits: Worldwide outage grounds flights; 22 tornadoes confirmed in Illinois

Worldwide outage grounds flights

A worldwide outage has grounded numerous flights at airports around Illinois. Several airlines and multiple services worldwide saw major disruptions in the wake of a major Microsoft and Crowdstrike outage. The University of Illinois campus experienced a significant network service interruption Friday morning, according to university police. Around 7:54 a.m., an Illini-Alert was sent out to students and faculty alerting them of the disruption.

NWS confirms 22 tornadoes during Monday storms

The number of confirmed tornadoes from Monday night’s severe weather in Illinois has risen to 22 after three more tornadoes were confirmed Thursday. The National Weather Service confirmed three more twisters in Grant Park in Kankakee County, Lombard and Villa Park. The agency also said that surveys are still being conducted and crews are still in the field in several areas.

First race riot markers to be unveiled in Chicago

On a summer day in July 1919, a group of Black teenagers with a wooden raft drifted near a Lake Michigan beach in Chicago used by white beachgoers. One teen was stoned by a white man and eventually drowned. When police refused to arrest the man, tensions mounted, and a riot ensued, which led to the deaths of 38 people. The first five of 38 commemorative glass markers will be unveiled during a Saturday ceremony near the Illinois Institute of Technology.