Editing Taylorville, Illinois (section)

==History==
Taylorville was founded on  May 24, 1839, and was named after John Taylor, a planning commissioner for the state of Illinois.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Historic Taylorville|url=http://smalltowntaylorville.com/historic-taylorville/|access-date=2021-11-05|website=Small Town Taylorville|language=en-US}}</ref>

Taylorville was known (in the early to mid-1990s) to have had a high rate of [[neuroblastoma]], a [[cancer]] affecting the adrenal gland and striking children.<ref>[http://www.clutterinvestigations.com/environmental_inv.html Neuroblastoma Coal Tar Cancer]. Clutterinvestigations.com. Retrieved on November 20, 2015.</ref> The local power company [[Central Illinois Public Service Company]] was sued and lost for contaminating the groundwater in 1994.<ref>[http://www.state.il.us/Court/Opinions/SupremeCourt/2002/February/Opinions/Html/89679.htm The case files for the case against the power plant]. State.il.us. Retrieved on November 20, 2015.</ref>

Taylorville is also known for its [[horse dragging]].<ref>https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/684471/posts</ref>

Some outer homes and a business in Taylorville were damaged by an [[Fujita scale|F1]] [[tornado]] on April 2, 2006.

On August 11, 2012, a [[Beechcraft Model 18]] airplane crashed into a residential area of Taylorville, killing the pilot but injuring none on the ground.<ref>{{cite web |title=Plane Crashes Into Residential Section of Taylorville; Pilot Killed |url=http://taylorvilledailynews.com/local-news/180609 |website=Taylorville Daily News |access-date=December 19, 2018}}</ref> A subsequent [[National Transportation Safety Board|NTSB]] investigation into the accident concluded that an improper flap configuration and failure to maintain the correct airspeed due to [[pilot error]], resulted in the crash.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reid |first1=Tony |title=Report cites pilot errors in fatal 2012 Taylorville plane crash |url=https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/report-cites-pilot-errors-in-fatal-taylorville-plane-crash/article_9fc26827-d45c-5b25-9125-0290b7d68be6.html |website=Herald & Review |date=August 16, 2014 |access-date=December 19, 2018}}</ref>

At about 5:15 PM on December 1, 2018, as part of the [[Tornado outbreak of November 30 – December 2, 2018|December 2018 tornado outbreak]], an intense tornado hit Taylorville.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Brenden |title=Tornado causes injuries, severe damage in Taylorville |url=https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181201/tornado-causes-injuries-severe-damage-in-taylorville |website=The State Journal-Register |access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Clay |title=100 Taylorville buildings damaged in storm; 'It looked like a war zone' |url=https://herald-review.com/news/local/public_safety/taylorville-buildings-damaged-in-storm-it-looked-like-a-war/article_b2dd56a7-c879-53c0-ac13-900a3ea8c821.html |website=Herald & Review |date=December 2018 |access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref> The tornado injured at least 26 residents and damaged more than 600 homes and businesses, 34 of which were completely destroyed.<ref>{{cite report|department=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Lincoln, Illinois|title=NWS Damage Survey for 12/01/18 Tornado Event Report #2|url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSILX&e=201812030223|publisher=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=December 2, 2018|access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref> Damage surveys by the [[National Weather Service]] rated the tornado [[Enhanced Fujita scale|EF3]] with winds over {{convert|155|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite report|department=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Lincoln, Illinois|title=NWS Damage Survey for 12/01/18 Tornado Event #6|url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSILX&e=201812032220|publisher=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=December 3, 2018|access-date=December 19, 2018}}</ref>