One dead after tornado hits northern Illinois: local media

(Reuters) - One person is dead in rural Fairdale, Illinois, after a tornado hit the area northwest of Chicago, according to the local ABC television affiliate and other media outlets. ABC cited the state's emergency management office. The report could not immediately be confirmed. Fairdale is a community of about 300 people about 75 miles from Chicago. (Reporting by Mary Wisniewski; Editing by Paul Tait)