AltWeeklies Wire
Karyn’s Killers?new
For the first time, members of the Slover family -- convicted of murdering and dismembering Karyn Hearn Slover in 1996 -- tell their story.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
10-07-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Convicted Rapist's Request for New Trial Turned Downnew
A rapist who figured in a Springfield police controversy says he felt pressured to plead guilty.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
09-02-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Illinois, Renatta Frazier
Springfield's Recruiting Practices Spark New Legal Actionsnew
Springfield gets hit with a number of legal actions stemming from continued problems with recruiting minority police and firefighter candidates.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
09-02-2005 |
Politics
Badge of Honornew
Veteran trooper Michale Callahan found the investigation of a brutal double murder was riddled with errors, and evidence led to another suspect with ties to high state officials. He recently won a judgment against his ex-supervisors in a case that's shaken the Illinois State Police.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
08-26-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Illinois Needs a Day to Honor Jane Addamsnew
Some eighth-graders are petitioning the state to honor the founder of Chicago's Hull House, who is known as the "mother of modern social work."
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-27-2005 |
Commentary
Prison Becomes Movie Starnew
The 150-year-old Joliet Correctional Center has served as the set for three show-biz projects since it was officially decommissioned as a prison last August.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-27-2005 |
Movies
City of Springfield Drops Conservative Psychologistnew
Candidates for Springfield police and firefighter jobs will no longer be screened by Dr. Michael Campion. Illinois Times reported last summer that the psychologist leads the conservative group Illinois Family Institute.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-23-2005 |
Politics
Conduct Unbecoming an Officernew
Four Illinois State Police investigators are ripped by a prosecutor, but they dodge indictments. It’s the latest charge of misconduct against state police investigators.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Sister Soldiersnew
For two veterans of the 1544th Maintenance Company, a year in Iraq meant mortars, memorial services and Mary Kay cosmetics. The 1544th had the second-highest casualty rate of Army National Guard units serving in Iraq.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-12-2005 |
War
Delivery of Poinsettia to Priest Got Him Framed, Man Saysnew
Parolee Tommy Munoz says his arrest for attempted burglary after he tried to deliver a Christmas flower to a church rectory was the result of police misconduct.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
'Midwesterner' Represents a State of Mindnew
A transplant from Texas to Illinois watches her sons morph into Midwesterners and ponders on what that means.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-06-2005 |
Commentary
Architecture Critic Whacks New Lincoln Museumnew
Chicago Tribune critic Blair Kamin described the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum as a "mawkish indoor theme park," but he apparently failed to notice the exhibits that engulfed, enlightened and enchanted this visitor.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
04-15-2005 |
Art
Tags: Disneyfied
State of Illinois Revokes Veteran's Silver Star Platesnew
Joe Wilkins, a prominent Vietnam veteran, had his Silver Star and Purple Heart license
tags revoked in response to an Illinois Times investigation raising questions about the medals he claimed.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
04-15-2005 |
War
Precious Medalsnew
Vietnam veteran Joe Wilkins, who built a distinguished career in academia and local and state government, claims he was twice wounded in combat and earned the nation's third-highest decoration, a Silver Star. The military says otherwise.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
04-05-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
The One-Abe Parade of Springfield, Ill.new
Tony Leone's plastic Abe Lincoln was supposed to be one of 100, part of a parade -- like 1999's Cows on Parade in Chicago. But with Abes. That it hasn't materialized might be due to the concerns of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
03-28-2005 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
