Illinois governor abolishes death penalty | McClatchy Illinois became the 16th state in the country to abolish the death penalty on Wednesday and Gov. Pat Quinn commuted the sentence of the 15 residents of the state’s death row. extra description. Illinois Governor Abolishes Death Penalty | Events Trend Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signs Senate Bill 3539, which abolishes the death penalty in Illinois. (Courtesy of Office of the Governor of Illinois) Illinois Gov. Illinois governor abolishes death penalty – Karameloo News U.K. The governor of Illinois abolished the death penalty on Wednesday, more than a decade after the state imposed a moratorium on executions out of concern that innocent people could be put to death by a justice system that had wrongly … Illinois governor abolishes death penalty (Telegraph) The governor of Illinois abolished the death penalty on Wednesday, more than a decade after the state imposed a moratorium on executions out of concern that innocent people could be… feylontina – Illinois Governor Abolishes Death Penalty Next Entry; Illinois Governor Abolishes Death Penalty . [info] feylontina: March 10th, 6:50. Source: http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/WdsUpsb8Q28/ ยท hamid karzai barak obama hillary clinton george w bush nancy pelosi … cliqzusnews says: Illinois governor abolishes death penalty http://bit.ly/h5ESWs