Death penalty’s dying days

By Bill Clutter

I sat back and watched the debate that unfolded in the Illinois House Judiciary Committee. Prosecutors from across the state each spoke and put their best arguments forward as to why lawmakers should

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Guest Opinion | Thursday, August 23,2012

Open the ballot to third-party candidates

By Bill Clutter

The very foundation of American democracy is the right of citizens to circulate petitions to appear on the ballot as candidates for public office. But just getting on the ballot as a candidate is a hi

| Thursday, February 17,2011

Stop wrongful convictions

By Bill Clutter

After reading David Barnett’s op/ed [see Guestwork, “More important than repealing the death penalty,” Jan. 27] I would have to agree. Abolishing the death penalty does not cure the

News | Thursday, January 20,2011

From death row to hero

How Randy Steidl became the face of capital punishment repeal

By Bill Clutter

At the State Capitol, former death row inmate Randy Steidl became the improbable champion in the successful campaign to get the General Assembly to abolish the death penalty. Now he is trying to persu