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State panel vote paves way for sale of Thomson Correctional Center to federal government
Tribune reporterA panel of state lawmakers recommended closing a little-used prison in northwest Illinois on Wednesday, giving Gov. Pat Quinn political cover to sell the facility to the Obama administration to house terrorism suspects now held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....Tags: Defense, National Government, Republican Party, Politics, National Security
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Tiger let me down, too, and other reflections on the year that was
Change of SubjectMy worst prediction for 2010 was, and I quote, "A highly focused Tiger Woods will win at least seven PGA tournaments." As it happened, a highly erratic Tiger Woods won zero tournaments this year. I also predicted that former Bolingbrook...... -
No bids at Thomson prison auction
Clout StPosted by Monique Garcia at 11:17 a.m. The state’s effort to sell the Thomson Correctional Center hit a snag today when no one showed up to bid on the prison located along the Illinois-Iowa border. The Federal Bureau of Prisons...... -
A 'Gitmo North' to open in rural Illinois?
Top of the TicketMaybe this is a new form of torture -- forcing terrorist suspects to trade the idyllic weather of Cuba for the harsh realities of winter in the heartland. That's not the reason, of course, that the Obama administration is planning...... -
Obama administration plans to move Guantanamo Bay detainees to Illinois state prison
Comments BlogThe federal government will house up to 100 of the detainees currently being held at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in a nearly empty Illinois state prison. The Obama administration plans to announce today that the government...... -
Whereas at last Obama officially publishes said memo creating Gitmo North in Illinois of all places
Top of the TicketFull text of Democrat president's historic memo with accompanying commentary in same style.... -
Quinn says it's unlikely Gitmo detainees coming to Illinois prison
Clout StPosted by Monique Garcia at 12:30 p.m. Gov. Pat Quinn today acknowledged that it's "less likely" Guantanamo Bay detainees will be moved to a northwest Illinois prison after a U.S. House panel on Thursday approved a defense bill that would...... -
Obama's budget: $3.8 trillion, w/ a prison
The Swampby Mark Silva, updated at 9:15 am and 11:25 am EST President Barack Obama today will propose a new, $3.8 trillion federal budget that boosts spending in some areas, such as education and job-creation, but cuts spending elsewhere. It also......Tags: Defense, Small Businesses, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Colleges and Universities
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Guantanamo beats Illinois: Sen. Hatch
The Swampby Mark Silva All things considered, one senator suggested today, the accused terrorists housed at the military-run prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are better off than they might be at a state prison in Illinois that the Obama administration wants......Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Terrorism, Cuba
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White House: 9/11 trial 'multiple options'
The Swampby Christi Parsons The Obama administration is considering "multiple options" for trying the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, as local officials and some members of Congress resist the current Department of Justice plan for a civilian trial in New........Tags: Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, Political Systems, Trials, Politics
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Feds buying Thomson prison regardless
The Swampby Christi Parsons The Obama administration plans to purchase a state prison in rural Thomson, Ill., regardless of whether Congress allows terrorist suspects to be transferred there, a Department of Justice official said today. In a letter to a member.......Tags: Thomson Corporation, Justice System, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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Feds buying Thomson prison regardless of use
Clout StFrom the Tribune Washington bureau: Feds buying Thomson prison regardless of use The prison in rural Thomson, Ill., could hold detainees at Guantanamo Bay, but federal authorities want it regardless of that. By Christi Parsons, Washington Bureau...
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