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Streator Strong benefit raises $7K for tornado victims · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Streeter Strong benefit raises seven thousand dollars for tornado victims.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Emily Beebe, this article is being read by
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  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. A tornado
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  Speaker 1: benefit that brought Straighter residents together Sunday has raised at
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  Speaker 1: least seven thousand dollars for local recovery efforts, with organizers
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  Speaker 1: still tallying the final count. The Streeter Strong Rocking for
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  Speaker 1: Recovery benefit was held Sunday at the Bullpen Bar and
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  Speaker 1: Grills and Streeter Eagles Club, located at ten to fourteen
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  Speaker 1: Johnson Street and one zero seven West Main Street, respectively.
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  Speaker 1: The event featured eight bands, raffles, and sponsorships to support
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  Speaker 1: residents affected by the June tornado that struck the Streeter area.
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  Speaker 1: According to a news release, the highlight of the evening
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  Speaker 1: was the reunion of Snap Holiday, a band that had
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  Speaker 1: not performed together in more than fifteen years. Closing out
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  Speaker 1: the night. Bands performing included Holidays, Leslie Nicole, Victor, Raul Contreras,
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  Speaker 1: Lucas Fraga Band, all In, Zazzleband, Eighties Bush, and Snap Holiday.
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  Speaker 1: Sound and lighting was provided by Donnie and Terror Lewis
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  Speaker 1: Sound Lights Co. According to a news release. The fundraiser
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  Speaker 1: comes as Street area residents continue to recover from the
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  Speaker 1: June tornado. Severe storms on June eleventh cause damage in
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  Speaker 1: LaSalle County, and the US Small Business Administration has made
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  Speaker 1: disaster loans available for affected residents and businesses with a
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  Speaker 1: physical damage application deadline of September eighth,