AltWeeklies Wire
In Illinois Prisons, Getting Sick Can be a Death Sentencenew
Health care in Illinois prisons is so poor that it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment, a court-appointed panel of experts has found.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
06-25-2015 |
Health
Cops On Drugs? No Problemnew
A cop under fire for illegal steroid use keeps his job after ratting out the rest of the department, including the police chief. Other officers kept their jobs after drunk driving, spousal abuse, prostitution, falsifying federal gun records and more.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
05-08-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Top cop wore tasteless teenew
Springfield deputy police chief Clifford Buscher was wearing a t-shirt with a racially charged message when he was arrested in Missouri in 2008 after drunkenly firing a gun while on a fishing trip with three other officers. Buscher is considered next in line to be chief.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
07-12-2013 |
Crime & Justice
The War on Weednew
Illinois and many other states aggressively prosecute low-level pot users and dealers in the national war on drugs. But what's the cost, in both money and lives? And is it working?
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
02-09-2012 |
Drugs
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
A Private Search Partynew
A private entity, not the state, is looking for a new director for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
05-05-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Ill Willnew
Some prominent citizens were in charge when Goodwill defrauded taxpayers, endangered the disabled, and tanked financially -- so why didn't they do anything?
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
04-28-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Freebirdnew
One of the oldest red-tailed hawks in captivity was liberated by a couple young men in Illinois -- unfortunately, freedom came with a price, for the bird and his liberators.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
03-31-2006 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
The Return of King Coalnew
Farmers in central Illinois fight a new threat -- a method of mining that will change their land forever.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
03-27-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Requiem For a Tweakernew
Thomas O'Dell, a meth addict, successfully completed drug treatment in prison, was released early and lived an exemplary life -- so how did he end up back in prison?
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
03-03-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mr. Smith Goes to Washingtonnew
It looks like Richard Norton Smith, the director of the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, is getting out while the getting is good.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
02-10-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Ms. Sunshinenew
Using a toothless law, Illinois' public-records enforcer fights the good fight.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
01-27-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Playing for Keepsnew
A group of physicians beat the HMO that tried to stick them with a $2.1 million bill; together, the two sides spent nearly $2 million in legal fees -- money that could have treated a few sick people.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
01-06-2006 |
Business & Labor
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
A Predator on the Loosenew
Michael Redpath is a danger to women and children, so why does he keep getting breaks?
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
12-12-2005 |
Crime & Justice
