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Illinois Innocence Project, UIS grad help exonerate man wrongfully imprisoned for 35 years
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA man imprisoned for 35 years for a homicide in Chicago he didn't commit was released from Robinson...
Pair of mass shootings in suburbs offers grim reminder: Illinois and Chicago routinely rank among...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA rash of deadly violence across the southwest suburbs last week was the latest iteration, leaving...
Illinois House endorsements in 27th, 29th, 31st, 35th, 49th, 76th
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWe continue with our endorsements in contested primaries for the Illinois House of Representatives....
Flowers and futures bloom in Chicago as sustainability-focused nonprofit helps keep youth away from...
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoFor Chicago-based Southside Blooms owners Quilen and Hannah Bonham Blackwell, who run the nonprofit...
Election Day in Illinois: What to know about Tuesday’s primary
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe presidential nominations of Democratic incumbent Joe Biden and Republican challenger Donald...
Brandon Johnson, Progressive Union Organizer, Elected Mayor Of Chicago
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBrandon Johnson, a progressive county commissioner and teachers union official, won Chicago's...
Ryan Harris murder: Chicago child killer Floyd Durr dies in prison
WFLD via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCHICAGO - A Chicago child killer died this week in prison while serving a life sentence. Floyd Durr,...
Ex-cop Lane will report to Colorado prison in Floyd killing
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFormer Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane, who was sentenced to 2 1/2 years for violating George...
Police recruits get an up-close lesson in how to avoid wrongful convictions
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 1—URBANA — At 17, Terrill Swift was just starting to figure out what to do with his life. Little did he know that in the spring of 1995, when he was arrested for a crime he did not commit ...
Editorial: A GOP bill offers teens serving long prison terms a second chance. It should become law.
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNewspapers and broadcasts teem with stories about teens and young adults committing crimes — many of...