Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Ryan was sent to a halfway house early Wednesday morning, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Updated at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30. Just hours after his release from prison, former Gov. George Ryan, 79, was released from a halfway house and sent to his home in Kankakee, the Chicago Tribune reports. Ryan is under house arrest but reportedly will not have to wear an electric monitor. He was allowed to bypass the halfway house due to his age, according to his attorney, former Gov. Jim Thompson. Original story: Written by Morgan Delack Illinois residents can no longer say there are two former governors in prison. George Ryan arrived at a halfway house on Chicago’s west side early Wednesday morning after being released from an Indiana federal prison, the Chicago Tribune reports. WMAQ-TV reports Ryan was silent and dressed in a suit and tie as …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Yes, there were huge Klan rallies here in the 1920s, but -- with KKK chapters across the country -- such events were held in small towns all over the Midwest.
A Paved Road, A Small Town, An Unshakable Legacy Along with gasoline stations, diners and other amenities, the advent of the Lincoln Highway also brought notoriety to our community when one of the largest Midwest gatherings of the Ku Klux Klan found its way to Plainfield's doorstep. The Inquiry Following a previous column, several readers questioned the contrast between the anti-slavery sentiment that pervaded 19th century Plainfield and the pervasive stories of Plainfield’s association with the Ku Klux Klan in the 20th century. Others have wondered about the facts behind the stories of a widely reported Klan gathering at Plainfield in June 1922. The Facts News reports revisiting the large the Ku Klux Klan meeting in Plainfield continue to…
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Although currently on hold, the project was one of the main things Mayor Michael Collins discussed with legislators a few weeks ago and it will be part of a new comprehensive plan.
When Will County officials descended on Springfield a few weeks ago to push their legislative agendas, there was one thing at the top of Plainfield Mayor Michael Collins’ list: Edward Hospital. Specifically, making sure state officials know the village has not given up its desire to win state approval for a new Edward medical center in Plainfield. It’s been more than four years since Naperville-based Edward Hospital first proposed an eight-story, 162-bed acute care hospital for its 60-acre medical campus at 127th Street and Van Dyke Road, where a cancer center, 24-hour emergency facility, outpatient center and medical office complex already exist. Edward has no current plans to revive the project but that doesn’t mean Plainfield can’t …
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roger hawrylicz
12:00 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
as long as we subsidize the birth of welfare children who are sure to be future democrats we will always have to put up with this mess we are in. We cant march against the current system to the white house or stage protests because we all have jobs to go to so we can make money to pay the higher taxes required to pay the hospital bills and expanded classrooms with bilingual teachers for all the … more ›