Local attorney gives assessment of the Casey Anthony verdict

Jul. 6, 2011
Thursday there will be a sentencing hearing in the trial of Casey Anthony, the 25-year-old Orlando woman accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee in 2008. A jury of seven women and five men found her guilty of four counts of lying to law enforcement officers.

Attorney Andrea Lyon welcomes the end of the death penalty in Illinois

Mar. 10, 2011
The Chicago Tribune has dubbed Andrea Lyon "The Angel of Death Row". Lyon was the first woman to serve as lead attorney in a death penalty case.

'Dead Man Walking' nun donates personal collection to DePaul

Feb. 9, 2011
A leading social justice activist is making Chicago the new home for her personal collections. Sister Helen Prejean is best known for her work with death row inmates detailed in the book and movie “Dead Man Walking.”