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The Illinois State Police released video on Monday of a sheriff’s deputy killing a woman in her home this month, revealing details of a shooting that some likened to other high-profile cases in which law enforcement has used excessive force on Black Americans. CBC | World News
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Giant sinkhole swallows part of Illinois soccer field where children often play
A giant sinkhole has swallowed the centre of a soccer complex that was built over an operating limestone mine in southern Illinois, taking down a large light pole and leaving a gaping chasm where squads of kids often play. But no injuries were reported after the sinkhole opened Wednesday morning. CBC | World News
Read More »Defending champion UConn returns to Final 4 with rout of Illinois, will face Alabama
Defending national champion UConn powered its way back into the men’s Final Four behind a 30-0 run led by Donovan Clingan, who finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds as the Huskies crushed Illinois 77-52 on Saturday night in Boston. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Man killed Muslim boy, 6, in hate crime motivated by Israel-Hamas war, Illinois police say
A 71-year-old Illinois man accused of fatally stabbing a six-year-old boy and seriously wounding a 32-year-old woman was charged with a hate crime Sunday. Police allege he singled out the victims because of their Islamic faith and as a response to the war between Israel and Hamas. CBC | World News
Read More »California, New York and Illinois order residents to stay home to halt coronavirus
New York and Illinois joined California on Friday in ordering nearly all residents to stay in their homes, as governors undertook their most sweeping efforts yet to contain the coronavirus and fend off the kind of onslaught that has caused southern Europe to buckle. CBC | World News
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