Clemency appeal heads to high court
The Illinois Supreme Court will hear whether former Gov George Ryan properly granted clemency to 34 inmates on death row amid a broader 167 inmate commutation. The ruling could affect inmates awaiting resentencing or whose sentences were vacated. The case stems from a lawsuit by Attorney General Lisa Madigan challenging those clemencies.
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Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
George Ryan
Ryan
High Court
Lisa Madigan
Supreme Court
Madigan
Charles Hoffman
State Appellate Defender’s Office
Animal rights group claims credit for torching meat store
A pre dawn fire at Czimer's food store in Lockport, linked to exotic meat sales, is claimed by the Animal Liberation Front as an act of domestic terrorism. FBI and ATF probe follow a federal case against William Kapp and others for illegal slaughter and sales of tigers and leopards.
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Chicago
Animal Liberation Front
FBI
Ross Rice
Bureau of Alcohol. Tobacco and Firearms
Czimer’s Food Store
Lockport
William Kapp
Czimer’s
Pointblank
Kapp
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Tribune
Rice
Sun-Times
Point Blank
Richard Czimer Jr
Czimer’s Game and Seafood Inc
County bans new exotic cat facilities after fatal attack
In Putnam County Illinois a wildlife sanctuary faced a fatal mauling when a lion tiger and cougar attacked keeper William Olson. Police shot two tigers to reach Olson as the county enacted a law restricting exotic animal operations amid earlier incidents including a girl bitten by a tiger.
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Illinois
William J. Olson
Putnam County
Olson
Illinois Senate approves 10 billion bond to close budget gap
The Illinois Senate backed a 10 billion bond plan by Gov. Blagojevich to trim the deficit, with 37 ayes and 16 present. Four Republicans joined most Democrats, while supporters say the bonds could save 2 billion by funding government programs at lower interest than pension debts, though risks exist if pension returns miss 8 percent over 25 years.
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Springfield
Illinois Senate
Rod Blagojevich
Senate Democrats
Blagojevich
Ilinois
Senate
Larry D. Woolard
Ccarterville
David S. Luechtefeld
Rokanville
John 0. Jones
Mount Vernon
Frank Watson
Greenville
Watson
Larry K. Bomke
Kirk W. Dillard
Hinsdale
Richard J
Rick” Winkel, Jr
Champaign
Ed Sullivan Jr
R-Mundelein
Illinois lawmakers push reforms to death penalty system
In Springfield, lawmakers advance bills to trim aggravating factors from Illinois capital punishment statutes, require videotaped interrogations for some cases, and bar jailhouse informants as sole evidence. House and Senate actions follow Gov. Ryan’s commission recommendations and past moratoriums, with broad support but ongoing debate on abolition.
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Springfield
Illinois
Mary K. O’brien
D-Watseka
House Criminal Judiciary Committee
George H. Ryan
Commission On
Ryan
Rod Blagojevich
Anthony Mertz
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston
O’brien
House
John J. Cullerton
Chicago
Senate
Jane Bohman
Illinois Coalition Against
Illinois House passes state sponsored prescription drug buying clubs
The Illinois House unanimously approved a measure to create state sponsored buying clubs for seniors and the disabled. 0fficials say 500,000 to 700,000 people could join with a $25 annual fee and pharmacist fees of 3.50 to 4.25 per purchase. Proponents estimate savings of about 700 million for seniors and 200 million annually for the state through stronger negotiations.
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Springfield
Illinois House
Jack D. Franks
Woodstock
Franks
Illinois Department of Central Management Services
Paul Sarvela
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Illinois
Sarvela
Jeff Trewhitt
The
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Trewhitt
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