This press release explains the effort to keep Gitmo prisoners from being moved to the Thomson, Illinois, maximum security prison that Illinois hopes to sell to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Washington representatives associated with it are U.S. Senator … Continue reading
“Holy guano, Batman!” Of the 760 employees at Menard Correctional Center in the Metro East part of Illinois, 389 have filed claims. “That’s a big pile of guano, Robin!” Belleville News-Democrat reporters George Pawlaczky and Beth Hundsdorfer have discovered “hundreds … Continue reading
Congressman Don Manzullo will get his wish that Guantanamo terrorists not be transferred to the Thomson Prison in his 16th District. His press release below explains what happened in Washington Friday: U.S. House Votes Overwhelmingly to Prohibit Transfer of GITMO … Continue reading
That’s what the 16th District Congressman’s press release below says. Manzullo Urges President Obama to Fully Utilize Thomson as a Federal Prison Without Terrorists [WASHINGTON] With Congress continuing to oppose moving GITMO terrorists inside the United States, Congressman Don Manzullo … Continue reading
16th District Congressman Don Manzullo received an encouraging letter yesterday, March 18th. Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich wrote, “With respect to your suggestion to move forward whether (or not) detainees from Guantanamo are moved there, the President has directed the … Continue reading
My first throught when I saw this Saturday’s Chicago Tribune headline about trying 9/11 terrorist mastermind in Thomson, Illinois, was ”In Your Guts You Know They’re Nuts!” but I thought the understated “Oh, Joy” might be appropriate. Obviously, the “key … Continue reading
In keeping with my goal to allow politicians to give their messages to the public in an unfiltered manner, the following message from Illinois State Representative Michael W. Tryon is provided: Dear friend, The spring legislative session has begun in … Continue reading
It was “just” a surplus property issue. Should it take approval of the Illinois General Assembly to dispose of surplus property worth more than $1 million? But House Bill 4744 was aimed by Crystal Lake State Representative Mike Tryon directly … Continue reading
In his December 15th statement about imprisoning terrorists in Northwestern Illinois’ Thomson Correctional Center, 16th District Congressman Don Manzullo warned that “the vitriol now pointed toward Gitmo will transfer to the village of Thomson and this facility, creating a new … Continue reading
Against a backdrop of the Nigeria airline bomber flying into Detroit may have been fitted with his explosive device by residents of Yemen, NBC’s WMAQ-TV observes that about 40% of the prisoners scheduled to be transferred to Northwest Illinois are … Continue reading
From a press release from 16th District Congressman Don Manzullo: Manzullo to Appear on Three National News Shows Wednesday Morning to Discuss the President’s Plan to Move Gitmo to Northwest Illinois Rep. Manzullo will appear on three national TV news … Continue reading
Below is Congressman Don Manzullo’s statement: Rep. Manzullo Issues Statement on President’s Selection of Northwest Illinois as New Home for Gitmo Terrorists [WASHINGTON] Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL) today issued the following statement reacting to President Obama’s decision to move up … Continue reading
