EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally comes from NBC Chicago and can be read in full on its website.
A small family-owned business is cleaning up and rebuilding after it was hit by an EF-3 tornado earlier this month in Kankakee County.
Tholens’ Landscape and Garden Center, located on the far south side of the community, had significant structural damage after the tornado touched down right across the street and barreled through its facility, but Wednesday the owner told NBC Chicago they’re making progress and decided to reopen their doors.
Staff and employees are back at work trying to find a sense of normalcy after the deadly tornado ripped through the community, with one victim dying in Aroma Park and two more in Lake Village, Indiana.
“Everybody knows if we’re going to survive, we got to keep working to rebuild,” said Nancy Tholen.
