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Local officials report 50-year-old man dead, 40 people injured in roof collapse at Illinois metal concert

CHICAGO — Belvidere city officials said at a news conference Saturday morning a 50-year-old man died and about 40 people were injured in a roof collapse Friday night at a metal concert. Two of the injured were in a “life-threatening” condition, according to Dan Zaccard, director of Boone County emergency management agency. The name of the dead man was not released. The Belvidere Fire ...
A vehicle is crushed under a blown off roof across the street from the Apollo Theatre on Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Belvidere, Illinois.

CHICAGO — Belvidere city officials said at a news conference Saturday morning a 50-year-old man died and about 40 people were injured in a roof collapse Friday night at a metal concert.

Two of the injured were in a “life-threatening” condition, according to Dan Zaccard, director of Boone County emergency management agency. The name

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