Scope and Contents Collection consists primarily of student created project binders in fulfillment of course requirements (specifically LES 489 Wrongful Conviction of the Innocent) related to the University of Illinois at Springfield's Downstate Illinois Innocence Project. Files include independent research conducted by students as well as court transcripts, police reports, forensics reports, information on legal precedents, correspondence, course handouts and assignments as well as student created papers and...

Scope and Contents Harold A. Katz was elected Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from Glencoe in 1964. He served for nine terms from 1965-1983 and was active in many areas. His special interests included civil liberties, public health and safety, criminal law, regional transportation, licensure legislation, "sunset" legislation, legislative rules and procedures, and the convention for a new state constitution. Perhaps, though, his greatest contribution to the legislature was...