New York City seems so far away. Yet the story here sounds so very familiar to many in our community. "Testilying" doesn't only happen in the big city, but in Central Illinois.

Police in Gun Searches Face Disbelief in Court
by Benjamin Weiser

After listening carefully to the two policemen, the judge had a problem: He did not believe them.

Ms. Schenk,

It was overheard by courtroom observers that you do not plan to attend the majority of the upcoming third trial of Patrick Thompson. It was understood that you plan to only attend the opening arguments and closing arguments in the Thompson case.

The crimes, corruption and human rights abuses of Blackwater continue unchecked.

Iraq Contractor in Shooting Case Makes Comeback
By James Risen

WASHINGTON - Last fall, Blackwater Worldwide was in deep peril.

Studies on Tasers Are Flawed, Cardiologist Tells Inquiry
By Anna Mehler Paperny

Tasers pose potentially fatal health risks that studies proving their safety don’t take into account, a U.S. doctor told the B.C. taser inquiry yesterday.

By the end of a long week that began on May 1st, a small town in Illinois had become famous. In Irving, Illinois, "Civil Disobedience" was redefined as a "Human Caused Hazard", and a simulated mosque was raided by 30 law enforcement agencies.

It's embarrassing. It's damning. It's the reality that many of our citizens face, in Illinois and in Champaign County. Yet it's the one place where conservatives refuse to confront the harsh judgment that these damning statistics on outcomes that indict a failed, corrupt, and ineffective public policy.

One year ago, Jeff Zurawski and Sarah Hartfield called for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney by hanging a banner from an bridge above I 355, along with an upside-down flag. Tonight at 7:30 PM they will appear with their lawyer and discuss their ongoing legal battle.

(photo by Kate Szrom, Naperville Sun)