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A judge holds a gavel in a courtroom. Opinion Columnist Kahlil Kambui believes the death penalty is wrong and should be abolished. (Courtesy of Getty Images)

Death to the death penalty

By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant News Editor | October 6, 2023

The death penalty is a terrible thing that should be abolished. Putting someone to death, no matter the crime, is a bad idea. Too many people have been wrongfully put on death row, so I don't trust the government enough to decide who gets put to death...

Pat Quinn speaks with reporters in his office at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. Quinn recently singed a ban against the death penalty in Illinois.

No Death Penalty in William Curl trial

By Junae Bennet | March 20, 2011

DeKALB | Prosecutors were considering seeking the death penalty against William Curl, the DeKalb man accused of murdering NIU student Antinette Keller. But that is no longer the case. On Wednesday, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law a bill that abolished...

Death penalty no longer possible in William Curl trial

By Junae Bennett | March 10, 2011

DeKALB | Prosecutors were considering seeking the death penalty against William Curl, the DeKalb man accused of murdering NIU student Antinette Keller. But that is no longer the case.On Wednesday, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law a bill that abolished...

William Curl, 34, of DeKalb, has been charged with the murder of NIU freshman Antinette "Toni" Keller.

Curl psychologically fit to stand trial, will be arraigned on Tuesday

By Kyla Gardner | February 17, 2011

William Curl has been deemed psychologically fit to stand trial. The decision was announced by Regina Harris, Curl's public defender, at a court status update Thursday morning. Curl, 34, is the man charged with the murder of Antinette "Toni" Keller. Curl...

Illinois needs to eliminate the death penalty

By Nathan Fulkerson | February 14, 2011

It is time we issued the death penalty a death sentence of its own. Illinois politicians have proposed and passed a bill that does exactly that, which only needs Gov. Pat Quinn's signature to abolish the penalty under state law. The bill has raised considerable...

Irony in using death penalty on alleged baby murderer

By Letter Writer | September 12, 2010

I just wanted to comment on the storytitled "<a href="https://northernstar.info/from_ap/nation_world/article_35888710-0c04-54ce-b47f-3876db1224db.html">Prosecutorsto seek death penalty in Stockton case" which appeared in theNorthern Star on Wednesday.This...