CHICAGO, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Former Chicago police commander Jon Burge invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times Wednesday rather than answer questions about alleged torture.

CHICAGO, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Illinois Gov. George Ryan prepared Friday to clean out his state's death row, ordering three condemned inmates released from prison and saying a fourth inmate probably should be free as well.

CHICAGO, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Some claim they were tortured into confessing, others claim below average intelligence, still others say they had inadequate or no legal representation. Whatever the reason, more than 140 of the 160 inmates on Illinois death row are seeking commutation d