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- 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
- JANUARY 1, 2000IllinoisDEATH 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
- 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
- MARCH 25, 1999IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
On March 25, the House of Representatives passed a...
On March 25, the House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution calling for a 6-month moratorium on executions and initiated public hearings around the state to study all aspects of the application of the death penalty in Illinois
- MARCH 17, 1999IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
On March 17, convicted killer Andrew Kokoraleis was...
On March 17, convicted killer Andrew Kokoraleis was put to death by lethal injection, just hours after Gov
- JANUARY 1, 1999IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Illinois is second only to Florida in the number of...
Illinois is second only to Florida in the number of inmates released from death row after new evidence of innocence emerged
- JANUARY 1, 1999IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
According to a poll by the Chicago Tribune, support...
According to a poll by the Chicago Tribune, support for the death penalty in Illinois has dropped 13 percentage points in the last five years, and a majority of voters (54%) favors a moratorium on all executions in the state
- JANUARY 1, 1999IllinoisDEATH 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
- JANUARY 1, 1999IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The legislature has established a state-funded program...
The legislature has established a state-funded program for financial assistance at the trial level for death penalty cases