First State Rep. Says She Won’t Raise Taxes, Then She Does, Next She Gets Higher Paying Job

Here’s what defeated State Rep. Careen Gordon told the Kankakee’s Daily Journal in October: “At this point now, I can’t ask the people who live in my district for more money until the state of Illinois shows that they are … Continue reading

Part 4 – Tom Lingenfelter Tells Why Mark Smith, His Sister’s Murderer, Should Remain in Jail

This is the fourth and final portion of Tom Lingenfelter’s letter to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board asking that Mark Smith, the man who strangled his sister, not be released early from his 500-year sentence for his admitted multiple murders. … Continue reading

Part 4 – Tom Lingenfelter Tells Why Mark Smith, His Sister’s Murderer, Should Remain in Jail

This is the fourth and final portion of Tom Lingenfelter’s letter to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board asking that Mark Smith, the man who strangled his sister, not be released early from his 500-year sentence for his admitted multiple murders. … Continue reading

Part 3 – Tom Lingenfelter Tells Why Mark Smith, His Sister’s Murderer, Should Remain in Jail

This is the third segment of a letter that Tom Lingenfelter sent to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board requesting that Mark Smith, his sister’s murderer, not be released from Pontiac. Smith, by the way, has the following tattoos, according to … Continue reading

Part 3 – Tom Lingenfelter Tells Why Mark Smith, His Sister’s Murderer, Should Remain in Jail

This is the third segment of a letter that Tom Lingenfelter sent to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board requesting that Mark Smith, his sister’s murderer, not be released from Pontiac. Smith, by the way, has the following tattoos, according to … Continue reading

Part 2– Tom Lingenfelter Tells Why Mark Smith, His Sister’s Murderer, Should Remain in Jail

Yesterday the first part of murder victim Jean Ann Lingenfelter’s borther’s plea that serial killer Mark Smith, a notorious product of McHenry County, should serve more than 10% of his 500-year sentence. Here is the second part of Tom Lingenfelter’s … Continue reading

Part 2– Tom Lingenfelter Tells Why Mark Smith, His Sister’s Murderer, Should Remain in Jail

Yesterday the first part of murder victim Jean Ann Lingenfelter’s borther’s plea that serial killer Mark Smith, a notorious product of McHenry County, should serve more than 10% of his 500-year sentence. Here is the second part of Tom Lingenfelter’s … Continue reading

Part 1 – Tom Lingenfelter Tells Why Mark Smith, His Sister’s Murderer, Should Remain in Jail

McHenry County’s infamous serial killer, Mark Smith, is trying to get out of jail. Every three years he is eligible to apply for parole for his 1970-era murders. One was Jean Ann Lingenfelter. Because it deserves to be accessible by … Continue reading

Part 1 – Tom Lingenfelter Tells Why Mark Smith, His Sister’s Murderer, Should Remain in Jail

McHenry County’s infamous serial killer, Mark Smith, is trying to get out of jail. Every three years he is eligible to apply for parole for his 1970-era murders. One was Jean Ann Lingenfelter. Because it deserves to be accessible by … Continue reading