Gacy Letters Raise Death Row Living Conditions Concerns
Convicted killer John Gacy and fellow inmate James Free write to prison reform groups alleging cramped 40 square foot cells, cold meals, and rigid guards at Menard Correctional Center. The letters describe mental stress from near round the clock confinement and suggest space improvements to death row.
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Chicago
John W. Gacy
Menard Correctional Center
Gacy
Menard
James P. Free
Iowa
Chester
Illinois
Daily Herald
Arlington Heights
John Howard Association
Illinois Coalition Against
Mary Alice Rankin
Coalition
the Herald
Brin
RTA bailout plan eyed to curb fare hikes and cuts
RTA chair sees potential $180 million annual subsidy under Redmond blueprint to avert fare increases and service reductions in the Chicago area. The plan, tied to higher gas and tobacco taxes and local contributions, aims to stabilize CTA transit amid a looming $150 million deficit and March 1 service cuts.
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Chicago
Regional Transportation Authority
William A. Redmond
RTA
Lewis Hill
Redmond
Springfield
Hill
Chicago Transit Authority
CTA
Bensenville
Chicago Area
Ciga
James R. Thompson
Appellate Court upholds Iranian’s rape conviction
The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed Medhi Farrokhi’s rape conviction for the June 1979 assault on a 19 year old woman in De Kalb. The panel rejected his claim that unfamiliarity with American customs and English limited his understanding of the victim’s mental condition.
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Chicago
Illinois
Medhi Farrokhi
Farrokhi
de Kalb
Lloyd van Deusen
Concord Medical Center
New Year Holiday Violence Leaves Dozens Shot in Chicago
Police report more than two dozen people shot across the Chicago area during New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Five deaths are confirmed, including a stabbing, with additional victims from stray gunfire. An accidental shotgun discharge marked the last fatality of 1980 just before midnight.
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Chicago
Regional Transportation Authority
Rock Island
Decatur
Andy C. Bartel
U.S. Marine Corps
Twenty Nine Palms
Calif
Mark Laatsch
Bartel
Polce
Jill Laatsch
William Burns
Chicago Area
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