(Springfield)--Several Illinois towns are in recovery mode after a round of severe weather made its way through the area Monday afternoon. Among the worst hit areas was Sullivan in Moultrie County. Several businesses on the town's square were damaged, and much of the town was without power.

Uprooted trees damaged at least two homes in Matoon, and widespread damage was reported to homes and businesses in Taylorville. The storms included wind gusts of up to seventy miles per hour.