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- JANUARY 1, 2005IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- AUGUST 23, 2004IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Former death row inmate Rolando Cruz was sentenced...
Former death row inmate Rolando Cruz was sentenced to 60 days in jail in Livingston County for drunken driving and other traffic charges (see Sept
- AUGUST 5, 2004IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Authorities say former death row inmate Aaron Patterson...
Authorities say former death row inmate Aaron Patterson and 2 other men were arrested today as part of a federal investigation into illegal gun and drug sales
- JULY 6, 2004IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
A Cook County circuit judge has dismissed a reckless...
A Cook County circuit judge has dismissed a reckless conduct case against former death row inmate Aaron Patterson
- JUNE 16, 2004IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
One of the death row inmates pardoned last year by...
One of the death row inmates pardoned last year by former Governor George Ryan is facing drug charges for the 2nd time in 5 months
- MAY 28, 2004IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Gordon Steidl was freed from an Illinois prison May...
Gordon Steidl was freed from an Illinois prison May 28th, 2004, 17 years after he was wrongly convicted and sentenced to die for a 1986 dual murder
- FEBRUARY 9, 2004IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Acting on a jury's recommendation, a Cook County judge...
Acting on a jury's recommendation, a Cook County judge sentenced Ricardo Harris to death for the May 13, 1999 slayings of Dipak Patel and Ambalal Patel, 2 store employees
- JANUARY 22, 2004IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that former Gov
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that former Gov
- JANUARY 20, 2004IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Governor signs death penalty reforms At the same time...
Governor signs death penalty reforms At the same time he signed into law a sweeping reform of Illinois' death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2004IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Illinois does forbid the execution of the mentally...
Illinois does forbid the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2004IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
On January 31, 2000, Illinois Governor George Ryan...
On January 31, 2000, Illinois Governor George Ryan declared a moratorium on executions in his state, pending an investigation into the state's capital punishment system
- DECEMBER 15, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Less than a year after being released from death row,...
Less than a year after being released from death row, Aaron Patterson is running for the Legislature with a pledge to change some of the laws he says wrongly put him behind bars