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    Jan 7, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. State panel vote paves way for sale of Thomson Correctional Center to federal government

    A 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.
    Tribune reporter
    A 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: National Government, Rod Blagojevich, Democratic Party, National Security, Defense

    2. Dec 19, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  2. Tiger let me down, too, and other reflections on the year that was

    Change of Subject
    My 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......
    3. Dec 21, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  3. No bids at Thomson prison auction

    Clout St
    Posted 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......
    4. Dec 15, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  4. A 'Gitmo North' to open in rural Illinois?

    Top of the Ticket
    Maybe 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......
    5. Dec 15, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Obama administration plans to move Guantanamo Bay detainees to Illinois state prison

    Comments Blog
    The 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......
    6. Dec 16, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Whereas at last Obama officially publishes said memo creating Gitmo North in Illinois of all places

    Top of the Ticket
    Full text of Democrat president's historic memo with accompanying commentary in same style....
    7. Nov 17, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Illinois Prison Could Host Military Trials Of Detainees

    In addition to housing foreign detainees, an Illinois state prison could become a site for military trials of those charged with acts of terrorism, an administration official acknowleged Monday.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
    In addition to housing foreign detainees, an Illinois state prison could become a site for military trials of those charged with acts of terrorism, an administration official acknowleged Monday. As the Obama administration works to identify a detention...

    Tags: George W. Bush, Washington (U.S. state), Prisoners and Detainees, National Security, Thomson Corporation

    8. May 21, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  8. Quinn says it's unlikely Gitmo detainees coming to Illinois prison

    Clout St
    Posted 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......
    9. Feb 1, 2010 |Blog| Chicago Tribune

  9. Obama's budget: $3.8 trillion, w/ a prison

    The Swamp
    by 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: Economic Indicator, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Social Security, Education, California

    10. Feb 3, 2010 |Blog| Chicago Tribune

  10. Guantanamo beats Illinois: Sen. Hatch

    The Swamp
    by 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: Al-Qaeda, Politics, Heads of State, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Utah

    11. Feb 12, 2010 |Blog| Chicago Tribune

  11. White House: 9/11 trial 'multiple options'

    The Swamp
    by 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: September 11, 2001 Attacks, White House, Politics, Prisoners and Detainees, Eric Holder

    12. Mar 18, 2010 |Blog| Chicago Tribune

  12. Feds buying Thomson prison regardless

    The Swamp
    by 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: Justice System, Illinois, Prisoners and Detainees, Thomson Corporation, Terrorism

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