Tag: Illinois
The ground swallowed part of a football field in Illinois, USA | News in brief
According to the city of Alton’s parks department, the sinkhole is more than 30 meters wide and 15 meters deep. Part of a soccer field disappeared into a large sinkhole…
The centenary of Illinois Jacquet – The Epic of Black Music
Brilliant saxophonist, Illinois Jacquet would have been 100 years old on October 30, 2022. Born in Broussard, Louisiana, he liked to point out that his parents still spoke French at…
Illinois shooter charged with seven murders
The maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The Independence Day mass shooter was charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, the Lake County prosecutor said Tuesday…
Six killed during National Day celebrations in Illinois
Six people have been killed and several others injured in a shooting in connection with a national day celebration in Highland Park outside the city of Chicago in the USA.…