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Story category: crime
ELECTION 2008: An Incumbent and a Challenger for State's Attorney
Story air date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz says a change in philosophy has allowed some of those who go through the justice system to take responsibility for what they've done, recover and get on with their lives. But challenger Janie Miller-Jones disagrees with that assessment and says the office needs to do more to prevent crime to begin with. AM 580's Jeff Bossert previews the race for State's Attorney.
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crime • government • Champaign County • politicsRevival for an Old Nursing Home
Story air date: Friday, July 11, 2008
It only took a year, but what could have been an empty and decaying complex in Urbana is now a training ground for homeland security teams. A couple of days in advance of the official opening, AM 580’s Tom Rogers got an advance tour of the building that was once the Champaign County Nursing Home with the head of the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System, Jim Page (left).
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crime • government • Champaign County • IllinoisWhitlock Walks
Story air date: Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Herb Whitlock (left) served 20 years of a life sentence before being released from prison Tuesday. His co-defendant, Randy Steidl, was set free in 2004. In both cases, the men were released after prosecutors decided they didn’t have enough time to get a case together by the deadline imposed by judges. The release of both men makes the 1986 deaths of Dyke and Karen Rhoads in Paris, Illinois an unsolved double-murder. AM 580's Jeff Bossert spoke with Chicago Tribune reporter Hal Dardick, who has followed the story since 2005.
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crimeAfter an Arrest, Anger
Story air date: Thursday, February 08, 2007
There were plenty of questions but not many answers for parents in a meeting at Urbana's Thomas Paine Elementary School. District 116 officials held the meeting to hear parents' concerns following the arrest last week of a teacher on charges he sexually assaulted children at the school. AM 580's Jim Meadows reports.
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crime • educationFormer Gov. Ryan Faces 22-Count Indictment
Story air date: Thursday, December 18, 2003
A federal grand jury has indicted Ryan on corruption charges. The jury accuses Ryan of racketeering conspiracy, mail fraud, tax fraud, and lying to federal investigators. Illinois Public Radio's Carlos Hernandez Gomez has the details.
