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WGLT | By Edith Brady-Lunny Published September 29, 2022 at 7:28 PM CDT Edith began her career as a reporter with The DeWitt County Observer, a weekly newspaper in Clinton. From 2007 to June 2019, Edith covered crime and legal issues for The Pantagraph, a daily newspaper in Bloomington, Illinois. She previously worked as a correspondent for … Read more

by: Austin Schick | Posted: Sep 29, 2022 Updated: Sep 29, 2022 / 06:49 PM CDT MCLEAN COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) — A group of activists is asking: Does Innocence Matter? The question emblazoned their posters as protesters held a peaceful rally, calling attention to what they believe are wrongful convictions in McLean County from 1987 to 2001. The … Read more

Exonerating the innocent Every once in a while, you meet someone who changes the trajectory of your life. For me, that person was Darrel Parker, a gentle, kind man who worked in the Moline Parks Department. Back in the early 1990s, I just had begun covering Moline City Hall and a friend told me that … Read more

by: Austin Schick, Mike Smith Posted: May 12, 2022 / 04:17 PM CDT https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/mcneils-team-provides-proof-of-innocence-in-court-wednesday/ BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — A Bloomington man convicted of murder in 1999 is awaiting a judge’s decision pertaining to newly found evidence. Barton McNeil appeared in court for the first time in years Thursday afternoon and will wait 60 days to see if new … Read more

** SPECIAL NOTE *** TO VIEW THE 8 MINUTE SPECIAL REPORT NEWSPIECE CLICK THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE LINK THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE NBC WEEK-25 WEBSITE https://www.week.com/2022/05/11/bloomington-man-convicted-daughters-death-more-than-two-decades-ago-seeks-freedom/ By Amber Krycka Published: May. 10, 2022 at 6:12 PM PDT|Updated: 2 hours ago BLOOMINGTON (WEEK) – He was convicted of killing his 3-year-old daughter more than 20 years ago in … Read more

** SPECIAL NOTE ** TO SEE THE SPECIAL REPORT GO TO CLICK THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE LINK THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE HOI ABC WEBSITE https://www.hoiabc.com/2022/05/10/special-report-bart-mcneil-hopes-new-evidence-98-death-toddler-will-lead-exoneration/ McLean County IL (Heart of Illinois ABC) – A Bloomington man has spent the last 24 years fighting to prove his innocence in the death of his daughter from … Read more

By Tanya Koonce Published: Apr. 21, 2022 at 7:21 PM PDT BLOOMINGTON (WEEK) – There’s movement in Bart McNeil’s 23-year old McLean County murder case. McNeil is serving a 100-year sentence for the murder of his three-year-old daughter Christina. Two Illinois groups that work to exonerate wrongful convictions are re-affirming the reasons the court should hear new … Read more

Kade Heather April 1, 2022 Click HERE to view the article on The Pantagraph. The article can be played when on their website. Also the 41-page Petition is available for download on their website. BLOOMINGTON — Prosecutors on Friday conceded that a hearing is “legally required” on two aspects of a Bloomington man’s petition for post-conviction relief from … Read more

By Darnysha Mitchell Published: Dec. 10, 2021 at 4:50 PM PST Click HERE for link to news piece as it aired on ABC BLOOMINGTON (Heart of Illinois ABC) – A Bloomington man serving a life sentence after being convicted of killing his daughter is hoping to find justice for his daughter and be exonerated- but it looks … Read more