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No-beg Zone: Springfiled's Anti-panhandling Ordinancenew

Illinois considers fines or community service for panhandling.
Illinois Times  |  Amanda Robert  |  08-02-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Blow to Gonew

Illinois may become second state to require breath-alcohol ignition devices for first-time offenders.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  04-26-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Paybacknew

Springfield man who was target of two discredited detectives sues the city, and gets the Rev. Jesse Jackson in his corner.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  03-15-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Springfield's Worst Nightmarenew

Cops thought they nailed a drug kingpin -- what they got instead is a world of trouble.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  02-15-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Final Noticenew

Two detectives accused of bending and breaking the law are fired after a year-long investigation.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  10-30-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Systemic Failurenew

The biggest problem at the Springfield Police Department is a lack of openness and accountability.
Illinois Times  |  Roland Klose  |  10-19-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Above the Lawnew

A confidential Illinois state police summary details violations by two Springfield detectives and five supervisors.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  09-29-2006  |  Crime & Justice

You're Screwednew

The power of prosecutors grows as defense resources wither.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  08-18-2006  |  Crime & Justice

The Endnew

For nine long years, Julie Rea Harper insisted someone else murdered her son -- last month, she got 12 jurors to believe her.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  08-11-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Bad Boysnew

One Springfield detective showed up intoxicated three times at crime scenes, and plodded through a victim's blood in his flip-flops; another falsified records to help an informant, according to a preliminary report by a state-police investigator.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  08-04-2006  |  Crime & Justice

'Just a Tool'new

Records show Springfield police detectives misstated and misunderstood facts in the Tommy Munoz case.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  07-28-2006  |  Crime & Justice

'No New Evidence'new

The grand jury investigation of the Rhoads murders continues, but Randy Steidl is no longer a target.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  06-05-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Piling Onnew

A convict claims Springfield, Ill. police detectives tampered with evidence in his case.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  05-15-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Snitch Glitchnew

A circuit court in Illinois rules that a detective must cough up the identity of a confidential informant.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  05-05-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Internal Affairsnew

A racial-discrimination lawsuit brought by black police officers has devolved into a probe of extramarital affairs and pornography.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  04-28-2006  |  Crime & Justice

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