The Kankakee County Sheriff's Office confirmed at least one tornado touched down south of Kankakee, near the Kankakee Fairgrounds, on Tuesday evening.

A person was found dead in a Kankakee County home on Thursday, days after an EF-3 tornado hit the area, officials said.

For some families in Kankakee, the damage is immeasurable. On the southeast side of town, near Waldron Arboretum, several houses were leveled.

Ashlyn Villarreal was driving home from work selling cars in Kankakee Tuesday night when she saw a flash of lightning and “gumball”-size hail. Suddenly, the gumballs turned into softballs and the glass on her Mustang’s windshield cracked, cutting her hands.

American Red Cross National Spokesperson Connie Esparza joins FOX Weather to discuss the team’s support across Kankakee County, Illinois, after a life-threatening tornado tore through homes, trees,

In Kankakee, hail 3 to 5 inches in diameter fell, with one hailstone measuring at 6 inches and possibly setting an Illinois record for the largest hailstone, according to the National Weather Service.