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5 days ago · SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — When film star James Stewart went on location in 1948 at Stateville prison’s notorious roundhouse while portraying a Chicago newspaper reporter whose work freed a wrongly convicted killer in “Call Northside 777,” the lockup had already been standing nearly a quarter of a century. Now, 76 years and hundreds of ...
5 days ago · SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — When film star James Stewart went on location in 1948 at Stateville prison’s notorious roundhouse while portraying a Chicago newspaper reporter whose work freed a wrongly...
5 days ago · The prison is behind on maintenance by $286 million, according to a long-range capital needs study released in May 2023. It identified $12 million in immediate upgrades, but Hughes said that ...
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- JOHN O'CONNOR,Associated Press
5 days ago · When film star James Stewart went on location in 1948 at Stateville prison’s notorious roundhouse while portraying a Chicago newspaper reporter whose work freed a wrongly convicted killer in “Call Northside 777,” the lockup had already been standing nearly a quarter of a century.
4 days ago · A historic but dilapidated Illinois prison will close while replacement is built, despite objections
4 days ago · Last spring, Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration announced a $900 million plan to replace Stateville, which opened in 1925, with a state-of-the-art facility on adjacent, state-owned land.
5 days ago · The film also recalls American noir movies like The Naked City (1948) and Call Northside 777 (1948), which were also known for their naturalistic style. Hitchcock strips Balestrero’s story to its bare bones, and the minimalist approach serves this particular story quite well.
