A dam is near failure in Illinois after heavy rains and tornadoes sweep the Midwest

CHICAGO (AP) — Thunderstorms with heavy rains and possible tornadoes rattled the Chicago area and elsewhere in the Midwest, leaving a dam near failure Tuesday in southern Illinois, cutting power to hundreds of thousands, and even sending weather forecasters scrambling for safety. A woman in Indiana died after a tree fell onto a home.

A dam near the town of Nashville, population 3,000, was in imminent danger of failure after heavy rain, officials said.

Darrah Sabo, deputy director...