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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 26, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Is the death penalty administered fairly? 3/4 of Illinois...
Is the death penalty administered fairly? 3/4 of Illinois residents are concerned that innocent people may have been put to death, according to a new poll
- 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
- JANUARY 14, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
A supervisor at the Illinois State Police crime lab...
A supervisor at the Illinois State Police crime lab gave false testimony in 9 cases, including trials that resulted in wrongful rape convictions of 3 Chicago men, according to an analysis by a leading forensic expert for a lawsuit against the City of Chic
- JANUARY 9, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
A bill was introduced that provides that an individual...
A bill was introduced that provides that an individual taxpayer who holds a religious, moral or ethical objection to the death penalty, may, upon approval of his or her application, be certified by the Department of Revenue as a capital punishment object
- JANUARY 1, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Illinois does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Illinois does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- 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 31, 2000IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Illinois Governor George Ryan declared a moratorium...
Illinois Governor George Ryan declared a moratorium on executions in his state, pending an investigation into the state's capital punishment system