In a low-key but dramatic court hearing Tuesday morning, a judge vacated an Aurora man’s convictions for murder and attempted murder and set him free after almost 12 years behind bars.
Jonathan Moore, now 30, had been imprisoned in the murder of Shawn Miller, 20, of Montgomery, and the attempted murder of a second man in a shooting in front of a coin laundry on Lincoln Avenue in Aurora on Aug. 24, 2000.
The Downstate Illinois Innocence Project became involved in Moore’s case after Aurora police approached them with the new information. Last year, they handled 208 cases — and none were prompted by a call from the police.
“It’s just incredible,” said Larry Golden, director of the project. “The police officers deserve tremendous credit. This is unheard of. I know we haven’t had a case like this.
“This is the kind of county you want to live in,” Golden said.
John Hanlon, legal director for the Downstate Illinois Innocence Project, said McMahon “has done a very just thing and that doesn’t always happen.
The exoneration was featured in an March 7, 2012, Chicago Sun-Times article.
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
UIS grad student develops exhibit for Harry Truman Library
A history student from Lincoln country is guest curator for a major exhibit opening this week at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Mo.
Claire Jerry, a graduate history major at the University of Illinois Springfield, is curator of “Tracing the Trumans: An American Story,” a temporary exhibit opening Friday at the Truman Museum.
“It is the story of Harry and Bess Truman before the presidency,” said Jerry, who lives in Jacksonville.
The exhibit focuses on two families — the Trumans and the Wallaces — who settled in the area more than 150 years ago and examines how they were influenced by the Independence area and vice-versa, she said.
Jerry, who served an internship at the Truman Library during the summer of 2010 and returned as a volunteer last summer, drew upon the library’s collection of correspondence and artifacts from the two families, including newly released papers from Bess Truman and Margaret Truman Daniel, daughter of the president and Mrs. Truman. She then developed themes for the exhibit, which will run through the end of December.
Jerry was featured in an March 6, 2012, article in The State Journal-Register.
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Claire Jerry, a graduate history major at the University of Illinois Springfield, is curator of “Tracing the Trumans: An American Story,” a temporary exhibit opening Friday at the Truman Museum.
“It is the story of Harry and Bess Truman before the presidency,” said Jerry, who lives in Jacksonville.
The exhibit focuses on two families — the Trumans and the Wallaces — who settled in the area more than 150 years ago and examines how they were influenced by the Independence area and vice-versa, she said.
Jerry, who served an internship at the Truman Library during the summer of 2010 and returned as a volunteer last summer, drew upon the library’s collection of correspondence and artifacts from the two families, including newly released papers from Bess Truman and Margaret Truman Daniel, daughter of the president and Mrs. Truman. She then developed themes for the exhibit, which will run through the end of December.
Jerry was featured in an March 6, 2012, article in The State Journal-Register.
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Distance control: UIS women's golf tries to manage their travel
The University of Illinois Springfield women’s golfers have packed their clubs and hit the road for a 14-day trip.
The Prairie Stars kick off the spring portion of their season at the Classic Club Invitational on Wednesday and Thursday in Palm Springs, Calif. The team then will fly directly to Florida and play in the Northern Illinois Snowbird Intercollegiate on March 15-16 in Tampa.
UIS coach Nichole Inkel hopes not returning to Illinois between tournaments will make it easier on the team. In previous seasons, the golfers had to deal with the effects of jet lag.
They hope to benefit from another positive.
“We’ve been lucky this year with the weather,” said Inkel, who departed Monday with the team. “We’ve been able to hit outside. Everyone is really confident with their swing right now.”
The team was featured in an March 6, 2012, article in The State Journal-Register.
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The Prairie Stars kick off the spring portion of their season at the Classic Club Invitational on Wednesday and Thursday in Palm Springs, Calif. The team then will fly directly to Florida and play in the Northern Illinois Snowbird Intercollegiate on March 15-16 in Tampa.
UIS coach Nichole Inkel hopes not returning to Illinois between tournaments will make it easier on the team. In previous seasons, the golfers had to deal with the effects of jet lag.
They hope to benefit from another positive.
“We’ve been lucky this year with the weather,” said Inkel, who departed Monday with the team. “We’ve been able to hit outside. Everyone is really confident with their swing right now.”
The team was featured in an March 6, 2012, article in The State Journal-Register.
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