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Keeping Tabs on Sex Offendersnew
More than 260 registered sex offenders tracked by Casey Carpenter have been naughty in the past. It’s her job to make sure that they remain nice, or, at least, where they’re supposed to be when they’re supposed to be there. And so Carpenter, an administrative clerk at the Springfield Police Department, keeps lists and checks them twice.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
08-25-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Springfield, Ill., Was an Important Station on the Underground Railroadnew
Part of the intrigue of the Underground Railroad is its mystery -- we'll never know the whole story. Its activists tried to keep their work secret, so they kept no official records; many African-American participants couldn't read or write, which prevented them from leaving records. What we know comes from oral histories, journals, and memoirs sometimes found by luck.
Illinois Times |
Tara McClellan McAndrew |
07-21-2008 |
History
Justice Delayed Becomes Justice Deniednew
For more than a decade, Lisa Weisser pursued a claim against the state of Illinois, arguing the state should have protected her from a known sex offender who raped her. On Saturday, Dec. 3, she gave up.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
12-12-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Wanted: More Dead Presidentsnew
Hopes were high when some of the biggest names in Illinois formed the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Foundation in Springfield, but it's now clear they have fallen far short of their financial goals. Richard Norton Smith hopes to play catch-up.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
11-23-2005 |
Economy
Tags: and, Illinois, Richard, Abraham, Foundation, library, Lincoln, museum, Norton, presidential, Smith, Springfield
Casting a Wide Net for Illinois State Employeesnew
It’s a challenge keeping track of all the ongoing criminal investigations swirling around the administration of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.
Illinois Times |
Rich Miller |
10-21-2005 |
Politics
Mother Opposes Her Son's Warnew
A woman joining in this weekend's antiwar protests considers her son a trained killer and a mercenary, but she's proud of him, too.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
09-23-2005 |
War
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' onnew
Women figure large in the Illinois poet’s verse; their sexuality, sensuality, and friendship are
the sources of joy and pain.
Illinois Times |
Corrine Frisch |
09-16-2005 |
Poetry
Revisionist History: Dig Upsets Descendant of Freed Slavenew
A former University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign professor has denounced
recent efforts to recreate what is considered the country's first town
founded by an African American.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
07-15-2004 |
History
