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    Sep 30, 3:14PM
    State’s Attorney Dan Wright a candidate for judge
    John Milhiser has returned to the Sangamon County State’s Attorney’s Office
    By Dean Olsen
    Sangamon County State’s Attorney Dan Wright is among seven candidates vying to be appointed to an associate circuit judge vacancy created by the July 23 death of Matthew Mauer. And former State’s Attorney John... Read More 
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Dying and disabled Illinois prisoners

Hundreds who are medically incapacitated are kept behind bars, despite new medical release law

By Carlos Ballesteros of Injustice Watch, Shannon Heffernan of WBEZ, and Amy Qin, WBEZ

Sep 28, 2023

Phillip Merritt's dementia is so advanced he's lost the ability to speak. But with the help of his cellmates at Western Illinois Correctional Center, the 71-year-old still manages to get on the phone with his brother every few weeks...

Dying and disabled Illinois prisoners

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  • State’s Attorney Dan Wright a candidate for judge

    John Milhiser has returned to the Sangamon County State’s Attorney’s Office

    By Dean Olsen

    Sep 30, 2023
    State’s Attorney Dan Wright a candidate for judge
  • Pritzker defends denials of medical release requests

    By Carlos Ballesteros, Injustice Watch. WBEZ reporter Alex Degman contributed reporting.

    Sep 28, 2023
    Pritzker defends denials of medical release requests
  • Blight brigade

    City targeting east-central area for services, improvements

    By Scott Reeder

    Sep 28, 2023
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  • Momentum after many delays

    Construction begins on Scheels Sports Park, set to open in 2025

    By Dean Olsen

    Sep 28, 2023
    Momentum after many delays
  • Springfield Clinic to be major sponsor

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    Sep 28, 2023
    Springfield Clinic to be major sponsor
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    Sep 28, 2023
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    Sep 28, 2023
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    By Mary Young

    Sep 28, 2023
    The Niceties, a campus clash of ideas onstage
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    By Chuck Koplinski

    Sep 28, 2023
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