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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 2001
Page
3
Cook County State's Attorney Richard Devine is reportedly offering death row inmates plea deals to drop claims of police torture led by Cmdr. Jon Burge. If accepted, these inmates could win a chance at freedom, according to Chicago Tribune sources.
A motion filed Thursday in the Illinois Supreme Court by three central Illinois residents contends that some districts lack compactness. The filing does not specify which districts are at issue and attorney Mary Lee Leahy declined to elaborate on the complaint or the motives of her clients.
The state’s only teachers strike extended to a tenth day as talks continued with a federal mediator between Granite City district officials and teachers in separate rooms. No new talks were scheduled after the session ended at 11:30 p.m. with no contract progress. In Bolingbrook, the village agreed to pay 2.8 million to the family of a 6-year-old swept to death in a storm drain, one of Will County’s largest wrongful death awards.
In Energy, Illinois Supreme Court hears if a 15-year-old Kathleen Sollami should have known trampoline risks. Lawyers dispute whether the danger of landing on the surface during a game called rocket is obvious, amid appeals from JumpKing Inc and Eaton over a knee injury and subsequent lawsuits.
In Harvard Illinois residents feel unease about the national response and its impact on life here. Fear of further attacks, economic strain, and draft concerns mix with daily routines at a John Deere dealership and local eateries as the community questions safety and resilience.
Jeffrey Gabor, 26, a Hudson officer, was found innocent of first degree murder and the related second degree charge in the July 24, 2000 fatal shooting of Shannon Smith, a mentally disabled motorist, at an interstate roadblock after a chase over unpaid fuel.
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