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Real-life cartoon: 2 inmates fled Chicago high-rise jail using bed sheet rope
CHICAGO (AP) — Employees at a high-rise jail in downtown Chicago knew something wasn't right when they arrived to work and saw a makeshift rope fashioned from bed sheets hanging from the bars of a cell window about 20 stories above the ground....
Tags: Justice System, Theft, FBI, Trials, Prisons
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One child airlifted, three others injured in Elkhart County crash
A two-car collision at the S.R. 15/U.S. 20 intersection injured four children, all passengers in one car. An Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department crash release stated cars driven by Laura Ryan, 28, of LaGrange, and Jacob Mitchell, 30, of Mishawaka,...
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Injured girl in Elkhart County car crash now at Riley for treatment
A 9-year-old LaGrange County girl has been taken to Riley Hospital for Children-IU Health in Indianapolis after she and four others were injured in a two-car crash west of Middlebury Friday afternoon. Alia Villalobos of LaGrange is listed in critical...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Middlebury
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UPDATE: Three children, one adult hurt in crash released from hospital
The two-car crash just after 5 p.m. Friday at the S.R. 15/U.S. 20 intersection injured four children and one adult in the same vehicle. By Saturday afternoon, the adult and three children had been released from the hospital. Driver, Laura Ryan, 28, of ...
Tags: Nursing, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization
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LaGrange youngster's condition from car crash improves at Riley
A 9-year-old LaGrange County girl’s condition is now listed as “good” at Riley Hospital for Children-IU Health, where she's being treated for injuries from a June 8 car crash near Middlebury. Alia Villalobos was in critical condition...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Motorvehicle Accidents, Injuries and Wounds
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Illinois' death row officially shuts down
CHICAGO (AP) — Death row in Illinois is dead. On Friday, a ban that Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law in March took effect. It's a quiet last chapter to the story of capital punishment in Illinois, which captured the attention of the world in 2000...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Illinois, Pat Quinn, Politics, Government
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Illinois abolishes death penalty, clears death row
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — After two decades of debate about the risk of executing an innocent person, Illinois abolished the death penalty Wednesday, a decision that was certain to fuel renewed calls for other states to do the same. Gov. Pat Quinn,...Tags: Human Interest, Lisa Madigan, Illinois, Executive Branch, Mike Farrell
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Bill to abolish Ill. death penalty heading to gov.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A bill to abolish the death penalty in Illinois is on its way to Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn. The state Senate voted 32-25 Tuesday to abolish the punishment. The House passed the legislation last week. The landmark...Tags: Illinois, Politics, Government, Executive Branch, Chicago
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Illinois House votes to abolish death penalty
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House has approved a plan to abolish capital punishment in a whirlwind reversal on a historic vote. The legislation to halt state-sponsored execution gained the necessary 60 votes Thursday after an earlier...Tags: Laws, Human Interest, Politics, Illinois, Government
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CHICAGO TRIBUNE STORY: Notre Dame's inquiry of alleged sex attack upsets parents of girl who accused athlete, killed herself
Read Notre Dame University's official statement regarding this Chicago Tribune story here. And St. Joseph County Prosecutor Michael Dvorak issued a news release Thursday afternoon stating no criminal charges will be filed in the case. Read that release...Tags: College Football, Colleges and Universities, Interior Policy, Abusive Behavior, Police Investigations
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In Florida, a question of timely injustice
At great political peril, George Ryan did the right thing. Not to canonize the man. After all, the then-governor of Illinois was later imprisoned on corruption charges. But that doesn't change the fact that, in 2000, stung that 13 inmates had been...
Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Politics, Government, Executive Branch, Illinois Governor
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In Florida, timely injustice
At great political peril, George Ryan did the right thing. Not to canonize the man. After all, the then-governor of Illinois was later imprisoned on corruption charges. But that doesn't change the fact that, in 2000, stung that 13 inmates had been...Tags: Rick Scott, Crime, Law and Justice, The Miami Herald, Politics, Government
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