New House Vote OKs Repeal Of Death Penalty
Less than two hours after their first vote failed, Illinois House members voted Thursday evening to abolish the death penalty in Illinois.
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Less than two hours after their first vote failed, Illinois House members voted Thursday evening to abolish the death penalty in Illinois.
Less than two hours after their first vote failed, Illinois House members voted Thursday evening to abolish the death penalty in Illinois.
Illinois legislators are about to begin the debate over whether the death penalty should be done away with for good.
An Illinois House committee has endorsed a proposal to abolish the death penalty.
Officials in both Illinois and Indiana are taking another look at the death penalty.
Opponents of capital punishment say now is the time, and are preparing to lobby lawmakers in Springfield to turn Illinois' 10-year moratorium on executions into a permanent ban.
A majority of Illinois voters believe the moratorium on enforcing the state's death penalty should be lifted, nearly 73 percent of them believe that gays and lesbians should be allowed to serve openly in the military and two-thirds favor legal marriage or civil unions for same-sex couples, all according to a poll released over the weekend.
