Wrongfully convicted inmate Anthony Porter back in jail for stealing deodorant
August 2, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- A former death row inmate whose wrongful conviction helped put an end to the death penalty in Illinois will go back to prison, the Cook County State's Attorney's office said. Anthony Porter pleaded guilty to stealing ...abclocal.go.com
Alprentiss Nash, Chicago Man, To Be Cleared Of Murder Charges After 17 Years ...
Earlier this year, the National Registry of Exonerations named Illinois, and Cook County in particular, as home to the nation's highest number of documented wrongful convictions. Related on HuffPost: Contribute to this Story: Send us a tip; Send us a ...www.huffingtonpost.com
After $1.25M for wrongful imprisonment, Alan Crotzer now faces attempted ...
The former St. Petersburg resident received a $1.25 million settlement from the state in 2008 and inspired legislation to make it easier for the wrongfully convicted to collect compensation. He serves on the board of the Innocence Project of Florida ...www.tampabay.com
Rolando McClain waives right to arraignment hearing in Decatur incident
DECATUR, Alabama -- Former University of Alabama and current NFL player Rolando McClain waived his right to an arraignment hearing in Morgan County and pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges in writing through his attorneys, according to the ...blog.al.com
Community Activists Demand One-year Moratorium on Foreclosures and ...
In a place like Cook County--where there are 3,700 evictions each year, overwhelmingly aimed at poor families--this one-month moratorium was a victory, even if a partial one.www.enewspf.com
The Torture of Darrell Cannon: A Case That the City of Chicago Cannot Win
In this suit, he described the decades-long conspiracy to cover-up by high level Chicago and Cook County officials, and added Burge, a series of police superintendents, as well as the city itself, as newly named defendants who had not been named in the ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Driver in fatal motorcycle crash sentenced to treatment program, probation
BY Arthur Cook Bremer, Sasu Siegelbaum. COLUMBIA - A ... After more than two hours of discussion and deliberation, Boone County Circuit Judge Jodie Asel handed down a sentence of four years in prison for Aaron Hansberry, 23. The judge decided that ...www.columbiamissourian.com
Police torture panel shuts down but what about victims?
To date, the taxpayers of Chicago and Cook County have paid out $53.6 million in settlements as a result of Mr. Burge and his Area 2 police "terror squad" that wreaked havoc on the Black community from the 1970s through the 1990s.www.finalcall.com
Richard M. Daley: A Central Figure in the Chicago Police Torture Scandal
... connected to Daley's father, Richard J. Daley, and the Daley machine refused to indict Burge or any of the other alleged Area 2 torturers, and absolved Daley and Devine, who was then the state's attorney of Cook County, of any accountability for ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Emmaus native Dane DeHaan, star of 'Lawless,' is a hot commodity in Hollywood
... in John Sayles' 2010 film "Amigo," he's shot six movies, including the Beat-era drama "Kill Your Darlings" with Daniel Radcliffe and Michael C. Hall, and "Devil's Knot," the Atom Egoyan-directed thriller about the wrongful conviction of the West ...articles.mcall.com
County by county news for Wednesday
... 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 downtown on the Town Green, 3142 Hill St. The event will feature the 2nd Annual City Council Chili Cook-Off, live bluegrass music by Smokey's Farmland Band, Best of Brews Beer Garden, mini-pies from Crave Pie Studio and ...www.ajc.com
Former Culpeper cop faces January jury trial
... use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in the shooting death of Patricia Ann Cook on Feb. 9 in downtown Culpeper.www2.starexponent.com
Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, SportsStories planned for the ...
DROZDZ ISP FLAP: Hancock County State's Attorney Jim Drozdz says he dismissed charges in a traffic case because the Illinois State Police trooper who wrote the citations was previously convicted of attempting to obstruct justice. ... Mississippi River ...www.whig.com
Local leaders petition board to deny Seibold parole
That's what Edward Albert Seibold, imprisoned in Elmore County for the 1967 murders of three Auburn girls, told the Associated Press in May 1984.www2.oanow.com
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