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When then-Gov. George Ryan took the extraordinary step of emptying Illinois' death row over fears that an innocent person could be executed, he urged lawmakers to reform the death penalty.
Northern Illinois University wants to remodel a building where five students were slain by a suicidal gunman on Valentine's Day, instead of demolishing it, the school president said Thursday.
Plans to demolish the building where a gunman killed five Northern Illinois University students have been scrapped after the university community overwhelmingly opposed it, the school's president said Tuesday.
Illinois will award its presidential electoral votes to the winner of the nationwide popular vote — but only if several other states follow suit.
Yellow police tape and wooden barricades no longer block the entrance to Northern Illinois University's Cole Hall, but it remains empty nearly two months after a gunman killed five students and himself there.
Kevin Smith wants to forget about the Valentine's Day shooting rampage at Northern Illinois University, but the memories are hard to shake.
If John R. Koza gets his way, American voters will never again have to wonder about the workings of the Electoral College and why it decides who sits in the White House.
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