AltWeeklies Wire
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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: crime & justice
You're Screwednew
The power of prosecutors grows as defense resources wither.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
08-18-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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
Tags: crime & justice
