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- FEBRUARY 26, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Chicago's Roman Catholic cardinal said that executing...
Chicago's Roman Catholic cardinal said that executing convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh would amount to honouring a request to commit suicide
- FEBRUARY 16, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Lee was convicted of gunning down Kankakee patrolman...
Lee was convicted of gunning down Kankakee patrolman Anthony Samfay, 26, during a traffic stop on October 17, 1996
- FEBRUARY 2, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Five Illinois lawmakers introduced a bill to repeal...
Five Illinois lawmakers introduced a bill to repeal the death penalty, 13 months after Gov
- JANUARY 22, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The Illinois Supreme Court's new rules for handling...
The Illinois Supreme Court's new rules for handling capital cases are among the most progressive in the country, death penalty experts said
- JANUARY 19, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
In an opinion, the Illinois Supreme court ordered a...
In an opinion, the Illinois Supreme court ordered a new hearing for a DuPage County man sentenced to death in the 1986 murder of an Aurora woman
- MARCH 7, 2000IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
A poll by the Chicago Tribune shows that support for...
A poll by the Chicago Tribune shows that support for the death penalty among registered voters in Illinois has fallen to 58%, down from 76% in August 1994 and 63% last year
- FEBRUARY 8, 2000IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The Portuguese Presidency on behalf of the European...
The Portuguese Presidency on behalf of the European Union welcomed the decision taken by Governor George Ryan of Illinois to declare a moratorium on all pending executions in that state and expressed its hope that this decision may constitute an important
- JANUARY 18, 2000IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Steve Manning became the 13th inmate exonerated in...
Steve Manning became the 13th inmate exonerated in Illinois, when prosecutors announced that they are dropping charges and no longer plan to retry Manning for the 1990 slaying of trucking company owner Jimmy Pellegrino
- NOVEMBER 29, 1999IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
On November 29, Rep
On November 29, Rep
- AUGUST 6, 1999IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
On August 6, Gov
On August 6, Gov
- MAY 1, 1999IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
In May, Catholic, Protestant, Greek Orthodox and Jewish...
In May, Catholic, Protestant, Greek Orthodox and Jewish leaders filed a petition asking the Illinois Supreme Court to impose a halt on executions until the death penalty process could be studied to find possible flaws
- APRIL 1, 1999IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
In April, at its annual meeting, the Illinois State...
In April, at its annual meeting, the Illinois State Medical Society came out in support of a moratorium on the death penalty until the state "has had an opportunity to thoroughly examine the cases of persons now awaiting execution