Category: Local Issues
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A Questionable Coincidence, from the perspective of a defendant.
The Richard Wanke prosecution clock ticks on for his April 2014 demand for a speedy trial. Yet his case has been delayed and continued due to “inclement weather”, the illness of his assigned Public Defender, and now again, for personal reasons by the judge who has set the next court date for Friday, February 6,…
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Do We Have a Fool Running For Winnebago County State’s Attorney’s Office? You Decide!
Local Attorneys Seem to Have Problems Watching What They Say in Public! Sitting State’s Attorney, Democrat, Joe Bruscato is facing a challenge this November for his office, from Republican, Glen Weber. Now, up to this debate, we were kinda simpathetic to the election plight of Mr. Weber. See, we’ve watched the press splash the news across…
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Quinn Signs SB 2621 into Law Today! Effective Immediately, it will still take time to implement!
Full Text of Press Release from State of IL, Governor Pat Quinn’s Office website Governor Quinn Signs Laws to Improve Public Safety and Criminal Justice in Illinois New Laws Will Crack Down on Crime; Continue to Manage Prison Population and Encourage Positive Behavior CHICAGO – June 22, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today signed several new laws…
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IL Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability recommendations on Governor Quinn’s proposed facility closures!
No real surprise here today. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability released it’s recommendations this morning about which state facilities it believes that Governor Pat Quinn is justified in closing. The position taken by the CGFA is conservative and so, most of it’s recommendations are not likely to be high regarded by Quinn who…
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IL Ex-offender unemployment rates: 50% or higher depending on who you are.
“…Owens previously worked as a custodian, and while in prison he earned a certificate for commercial custodian services. But persistent high unemployment and his felony record have left him looking for work. “There’s nothing out there,” he says. “They’re certifying us for jobs that don’t exist…” Illinois’ Injustice System “…If history is any guide, rates…
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First Indication that Quinn & State of IL resolve to Address State Prison Overcrowding & Release of Prisoners
May 31, 2012, State Legislature passes new law paving way for Early Release programs! Read latest at http://richardwanke.com We previously advised readers that any return of the Meritorious Good Time Credit (MGT) which IL Governor Pat Quinn suspended in December 2009, or a new program for the early release of IL inmates would first be…
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Very Important IL Supreme Court decision for the civil rights of IL individuals
Video technology is now commonplace in it’s use by individuals as well as the government. Video and the internet played a major role in communicating the civil unrest in many societies this past year and basically proved impossible to suppress.The government and law enforcement has used video for years but, in Illinois, the police have…
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When will MODERN TECHNOLOGY hit the IL state court system?
In this age of computers and digital recording devices, it is a public rip-off and massive inefficiency that transcripts of state court proceedings can only be obtained by paying outrageous prices to court reporters to transcript into pages of type courtroom events which could easily be recorded and made available to the public by other…
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Mental Illiness & prison overcrowding: the two do not mix well…
All of us know someone who is mentally ill in some way or another. Fact is, most of our own personality “quirks” contain some echo of behavior which is a symptom of mental illness. When it is our behavior, our “quirks” we manage to rationalize and excuse it. When we are accosted on the street…