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DECATUR, Illinois — Luke Doedtman waited patiently for the remains of his uncle, Lt. Eugene Lasco, to arrive at Graceland Cemetery in Decatur, Illinois.  A lieutenant with Indiana Department of Correction who was born in Decatur, Lasco, 57, died Feb. 21 after being stabbed at Indiana State Prison, where he worked for nearly 12 years. The state Department of Corrections said he was assisting 22-year-old Sgt. Padrick Schmitt, who was wounded in the attack.   “He went above what was expected,” Doedtman said. “But now we are bringing him home.” Lt. Eu...

DECATUR — Luke Doedtman waited patiently for the remains of his uncle, Lt. Eugene Lasco, to arrive at Graceland Cemetery. A lieutenant with Indiana Department of Corrections who was born in Decatur, Lasco, 57, died Feb. 21 after being stabbed at Indiana State Prison, where he worked for nearly 12 years. The state Department of Corrections said he was assisting 22-year-old Sgt. Padrick Schmitt, who was wounded in the attack.   “He went above what was expected,” Doedtman said. “But now we are bringing him home.” Lasco  A police escort accompanied La...

Supreme Court shows a little impartiality By Bill Knight The U.S. Supreme Court last week cleared the way for a New York prosecutor to get former Donald Trump's tax returns, essentially ending the ex-President’s years-long fight to keep his financial records secret. Issued without comment (much less a dissent) the ruling received considerable attention. However, exactly four weeks before, there was much less notice when the Justices foreshadowed such impartiality, if not independence, by rejecting a case that sought to require the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees...

Sun-Times About two dozen investigators at the Cook County medical examiner’s office who thought they were going to be sacked amid an effort to restructure the position will now be offered the new roles, a county spokeswoman confirmed late Monday night. The investigators will be offered the new positions, which closely mirror the ones they currently hold, at a meeting later this week, according to Natalia Derevyanny, spokeswoman for the medical examiner’s office. Anders Lindall, spokesman for American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31, didn’t challenge Derev...

Illinois will soon begin vaccinating prisoners against COVID-19. Some politicians question state’s priorities Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune © Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune/Chicago Tribune/TNS Stateville Correctional Center personnel pull carts of hand sanitizer and bars of soap dropped near the main entrance of the prison near Joliet, Ill., last April. CHICAGO — After a deadly second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Illinois prisons sickened thousands of workers and inmates, the state will begin vaccinating both groups in the coming week — a plan that drew prais...