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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 2002
Page
3
Lorraine E. Biase, 58, faces four counts of mail fraud for failing to report her brother James Parra’s death and pocketing 29195 in Social Security checks while living with him in Cicero from 1998 to 2002. The SSA had appointed her to receive the checks.
Governor George H. Ryan said he is unlikely to grant blanket clemency to all 159 death row inmates, citing hearings and fairness concerns. He noted he might favor clemency for those with unfair trials or innocence questions, and highlighted Macon County inmate Montell Johnson as a potential case for review.
Republican Attorney General Jim Ryan and Democrat Rod Blagojevich hold sharply divergent views on abortion but speak little on the issue on the trail. Activist groups, abortion rights advocates, and political ads intensify the debate two weeks before the election with Planned Parenthood, Voters For Choice, and Personal PAC promoting contrasting positions and urging voters to consider the candidates’ records.
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