blog posts As climate change makes hail more destructive, Illinois residents pay the price Aug 13, 2025 8:45 am by Inside Climate NewsIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Inside Climate News (Aug. 12) 'Hailstorms are sort of unremarkable at first take. But then collectively, we see these kinds of financial problems that come from them,' says Trent Ford, the Illinois state climatologist based at the U. of I. Share on Facebook Tweet Email