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Streator Strong benefit raises funds for tornado recovery · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Street or strong benefit raises funds for tornado recovery. A Rocking for
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  Recovery concert benefit supported the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation's fund for
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  streeter area tornado victims. Written by Shaw Local News Network. This article
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  Streeter Strong raised money for tornado recovery through a Rocking for Recovery
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  benefit held Aug. 16, 2026, with proceeds going to the Starved Rock
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  Country Community Foundation’s fund, according to a release from the foundation.
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  The benefit was held in response to a tornado that struck Streator
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  and its surrounding areas on June 11, 2026. The storm damaged at
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  least 79 homes, with 44 homes suffering severe or complete destruction, the
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  release said. Other significant damage also occurred.
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  The press release said the event raised $6,500, while an attached image
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  of the check presented to the foundation showed an amount of $6,400
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  and was dated Oct. 23, 2026.
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  The benefit featured eight solo artists and bands, including Hollow Days, Leslie
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  Nicole, Victor Raul, Lucas Fraga Band, All In, Zazzle, 80s Bush and
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  Snap Holiday, according to the release.
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  Business donations and sponsorships included S.O.C.U. Angie Blanton Kusnerick, Stertil John Cinotto,
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  Ginger Tyne Insurance, Joe Hatzer Sons Jeff Dennis Hatzer, DJL Sound Lighting
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  Don Tara Lewis, Streator Eagles Club #645 Eric Paul, The Bullpen, Cozy
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  Corner Restaurant and Todd Campbell Trucking. Personal donations were made by Rick
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  and Shelly Krumscheid, Jeri DeRango and Mary K Bay, the release said.
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  Streator Strong also thanked its volunteers and listed its chairpersons and planners
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  as Scott Munks, president; Beth Hall Kirchner, co-president; Michelle Renee Jakupcak, co-president;
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  Jane Stansbury; and Randy Jon Tunget.
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  The check presentation pictured Janice Corrigan, Beth Kirchner, Jane Stansbury and Scott
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  Munks, according to the release.
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  For more information about the Streator Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund, the
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  release directed people to the foundation’s website.
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  This article was reformatted from a press release using artificial intelligence. A
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  Shaw Local editor verified the information, edited the article and approved it
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  before publication.