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Return to sender: The censorship battle playing out in Wisconsin prisons
09 Jul 2025 13:06 GMT
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Books also get banned in prisons because of their content, a … Bars: Stories from the Prison Books Movement,” incarcerated journalist … from Southern Illinois University Carbondale found that prison guards in … Saga” by Hunter S. Thompson
“How to Start a …
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Former Ald. Ed Burke released from prison, staying at Chicago halfway house
08 Jul 2025 18:15 GMT
… Prisons released Burke from the Thomson Correctional Center in western Illinois … quot; former federal prosecutor Kalia Thompson said. "So, there … pay.
The Bureau of Prisons releasing a statement confirming … ;t a situation," Thompson said. "If you …
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Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke expected to be released from prison early: report
08 Jul 2025 17:41 GMT
… expected to be released from prison Tuesday, more than a year … expected to be released from prison Tuesday, more than a year … to a low-security federal prison in Thompson, Illinois, citing sources close to … sentenced to two years in prison and a $2 million fine …
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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (6/16)
18 Jun 2025 01:15 GMT
… abortion,” by Capitol News Illinois.
Illinois AG Raoul wins court injunction … sentenced to 7 ½ years in prison for bribery, corruption
“The … years’ probation after his prison term and a $2. … , Jamie Ansorge, and Ashley Thompson DiNardo.
Listen to the Beltway …
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Ex-Speaker Madigan sentenced to 7½ years in prison for bribery, corruption
16 Jun 2025 16:14 GMT
… into corruption.(Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah … former GOP Gov. Jim Thompson before his death in … prison sentence.
Sentences handed down to other convicted politicians in Illinois … The political effectiveness tying Illinois Democrats to Madigan — …
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WATCH LIVE: Dalton teen detained by ICE appearing at DC forum on Trump immigration policies on Thursday
11 Jun 2025 20:01 GMT
… Dalton State teen who was detained by ICE after a traffic … all Americans.
The senator from Illinois said that the U.S … El Salvador, South Sudan, and Guantanamo, with threats to send “homegrown … Dalton State teen who was detained by ICE after a traffic …
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Michael Madigan, ComEd and corruption: How the investigation into the ex-Illinois Speaker unfolded
11 Jun 2025 15:55 GMT
… Madigan: The basics
Gov. James Thompson, from left, poses with … tax appeals.
Sources: Illinois General Assembly, Northern Illinois University Libraries, Notre … to five years in prison on the most serious … to 6 months in prison for tax case stemming …
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George Ryan, Illinois governor who halted prison executions, dies at 91
03 May 2025 19:39 GMT
… all were convicted and served prison terms.
In 2004, the … 1/2 years in prison. He was temporarily released in … governor under Governor James R. Thompson (1983-91); as a two … defeated a five-term Democratic Illinois Congress member, Glenn Poshard, for …
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Prosecutors seek 12½-year prison sentence for ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan
02 Jun 2025 15:47 GMT
… prison sentence and $1.5 million fine for former Illinois … political corruption cases in Illinois history. Madigan served 36 … Edgar and the late Jim Thompson, business leaders, former aides … watched sentencing hearings in Illinois political history.
Madigan’s …
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Forced Labor In U.S. Prisons Faces Global Condemnation As Calls For Reform Grow
31 May 2025 08:07 GMT
… workers through the Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program … A worker incarcerated in Illinois reported she was punished … of grievances reviewed by Illinois prison officials in seven … For example, Blanca Ruiz-Thompson recalls being threatened with …