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- FEBRUARY 27, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Coles County Circuit Judge Dale Cini set an execution...
Coles County Circuit Judge Dale Cini set an execution date of May 5 for Anthony Mertz
- FEBRUARY 26, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
A jury issued Illinois' first death sentence since then-Gov
A jury issued Illinois' first death sentence since then-Gov
- JANUARY 17, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The Presidency of the European Union issued a declaration...
The Presidency of the European Union issued a declaration on behalf of the EU on the decision to commute the sentences of all prisoners on death row in Illinois, US
- JANUARY 11, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
In the largest purge of death row in US history, Illinois...
In the largest purge of death row in US history, Illinois Gov
- JANUARY 10, 2003IllinoisDEATH 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 20, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Aaron Patterson, an Illinois death row inmate with...
Aaron Patterson, an Illinois death row inmate with a strong claim of innocence went on hunger strike to ask Illinois Governor George Ryan for a pardon, rather than a commutation of his death sentence
- DECEMBER 16, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Thirty former condemned men from around the United...
Thirty former condemned men from around the United States marched against a biting wind in a 37-mile relay from Joliet to Chicago, Illinois
- DECEMBER 5, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Illinois lawmakers overrode the governor's veto and...
Illinois lawmakers overrode the governor's veto and voted unanimously to make terrorism a death penalty offence in the state
- DECEMBER 4, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The Republican-controlled Illinois Senate approved...
The Republican-controlled Illinois Senate approved a watered-down version of Gov
- DECEMBER 2, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
A group of retired state and federal judges is urging Gov
A group of retired state and federal judges is urging Gov
- NOVEMBER 13, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
In Peoria, a jury of 7 men and 5 women deliberated...
In Peoria, a jury of 7 men and 5 women deliberated almost 9 hours before sentencing Dale W
- OCTOBER 28, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Illinois' marathon death penalty clemency hearings...
Illinois' marathon death penalty clemency hearings drew to an end after more than two weeks of gruesome accounts and tearful pleas by victims' families