SIU law students seek posthumous exoneration for Grover Thompson
SIU School of Law students and the Downstate Illinois Innocence Project pursue a posthumous exoneration for Grover Thompson who died in 1996 after a 40 year prison sentence for the 1981 stabbing of Ida White in Mount Vernon. The case hinges on a guilty admission by Timothy Krajch and will be reviewed by the Illinois Prisoner Review Board in Springfield.
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Springfield
GOP Candidates Filing for March 20 Illinois Ballot
The list includes Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Buddy Roemer, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum. A reader quote praises Gingrich as outspoken and ready to debate Barack Obama, from State Rep. Mike Best.
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Louisiana
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Massachusetts
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Pennsylvania
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Romney Builds Illinois Ground Game For Presidential Primary
Romney’s Illinois team moves fast on December 23 filing efforts with U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and state Treasurer Dan Rutherford leading the drive. Santorum relies on Jon Zahm and Al Salvi but faces a late start and limited delegates filed in Chicago districts as Illinois prepares for March 20 ballots.
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Chicago
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Illinois budget gloomy as deficits loom for 2013 2015
Gov. Pat Quinn warns of an $800 million deficit within three years as tax revenue grows while state spending climbs to $33.7 billion in 2013 and $34.2 billion by 2015. Spokeswoman Kelly Kraft cites Medicaid and pension costs as driving pressure under Budgeting for Results. Public pensions rise to $5.3 billion in FY 2013 from $4.2 billion.
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Rehab and Care vote unlikely before February
Jackson County Board will not likely vote on the Rehab and Care Center fate at the January 17 meeting. Committee chair Frank Puttman said a deal with RFMS Inc and Dan Brenner to move residents to Liberty Village in Carbondale is being worked out, with action expected no earlier than February.
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