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After decades of growth, the number of men and women in the Illinois prison system has declined sharply in the last several years. A complex blend of…
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The politics of "tough on crime" were born of a culture of fear in the 1960s and '70s. In Illinois, that was exemplified by the public statements of…
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If you follow state government long enough, you start to hear the same things over and over again. That holds even across four decades.Last week, I…
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This week, Governor Bruce Rauner restored $26 million in funding for some of the social service programs that were cut in April. Also, former Illinois…
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A former governor of Illinois has died. Dan Walker ran the state for one term in the 1970s. A Democrat, he focused much of his brief political career on…
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Former Illinois Gov. Dan Walker has died. The Democrat led the state from 1973 to 1977.Walker came to fame in 1971 by literally walking the length of…
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Former Illinois Governor Dan Walker died early Wednesday at his home in Calfiornia. He was 92. His son confirmed the news to the Associated Press.Walker…