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- DECEMBER 15, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The Finance Committee authorized a $2
The Finance Committee authorized a $2
- OCTOBER 2, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Former Gov
Former Gov
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
When Illinois lawmakers decided to overhaul the state's...
When Illinois lawmakers decided to overhaul the state's death penalty system, they included a strong message to police officers: Lie on the stand and lose your badge
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Pardoned death row inmate Rolando Cruz appeared in...
Pardoned death row inmate Rolando Cruz appeared in Livingston County Court today after missing 2 earlier hearings on charges stemming from a May traffic stop near Pontiac
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Ryan's clemencies challenged----32 cases were ineligible,...
Ryan's clemencies challenged----32 cases were ineligible, Supreme Court told Months after former Gov
- AUGUST 5, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
In Toulon, Stark County judge Scott Shore sentenced...
In Toulon, Stark County judge Scott Shore sentenced Curtis Thompson, 61, to death for the March 2002 murders of Stark County deputy Adam Streicher, and James and Janet Giesenhagen
- JULY 17, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Blagojevich, who supports capital punishment,...
Gov. Blagojevich, who supports capital punishment, signs death-penalty reform -- Police must now tape all statements of murder suspects. Police departments have 2 years to begin recording interrogations and confessions in murder cases under a death-penal
- MAY 29, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
In Springfield, the state legislature gave final approval...
In Springfield, the state legislature gave final approval to sweeping safeguards designed to prevent errors in death penalty cases and restore credibility to Illinois' criminal justice system
- MAY 23, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The House unanimously approved a package of reforms...
The House unanimously approved a package of reforms that would require more evidence in capital cases be provided to defense attorneys, bar the executions of anyone with an IQ of 75 or lower, and give judges and the Supreme Court greater authority to set
- MAY 17, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Major changes in capital punishment in Illinois continue...
Major changes in capital punishment in Illinois continue their march through the General Assembly
- MAY 6, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The Italian capital city's most famous landmark was...
The Italian capital city's most famous landmark was brightly lit to mark a visit by former Illinois governor George Ryan
- MAY 6, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini pledged the Italian...
Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini pledged the Italian government's commitment to Hands Off Cain's campaign for a worldwide moratorium on executions