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Lawyers representing people incarcerated at Stateville cited the aging prison's "degradation and deterioration" in their court motion.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Stateville prison inmates request that the state transfer or release them no later than Sept. 20, citing the aging prison's "degradation and deterioration." Stateville inmates request transfer or release in court motion citing prison's decrepit conditions Civil rights lawyers representing people incarcerated at Stateville Correctional Center filed a court motion on Wednesday requesting that the state transfer or release them, citing the aging prison's "degradation and deterioration." Read Story © Copyright 2024 Chicago Tribune. All rights reserved. 560 W. Grand Ave. | Chicago, IL 60654 Unsubscribe

Also, assassinations of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders stir fears in the Middle East. View in browser | nytimes.com July 31, 2024 By Matthew Cullen Good evening. Here's the latest at the end of Wednesday. Trump's remarks on Harris's identity Fears of a wider Middle East war Plus, weird New York food 🇺🇸 2024 The presidential election is 97 days away. Here's what we're watching. Donald Trump at a journalism conference today in Chicago.  Akilah Townsend for The New York Times Trump questioned Harris's racial identity Donald Trump questioned Kamala Harris's identity as a Black woman today in front of an audience of Black journalists. "She was Indian all the way, and then, all of a sudden, she made a turn, and she went, she became a Black person," he said of Harris, whose mother is Indian American and whose father is Black. The Harris campaign condemned Trump's remarks and the White House called his comments "repulsive." From start to fi