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Stateville Correctional Center is pictured in a file photo. (Andrew Campbell / Capitol News Illinois)
Incarcerated students have been split from their classmates and teachers as the state moves forward in closing Stateville Correctional Center. The prison had robust higher educational programs, partnering with five Chicago-area universities. It’s partnership with Northwestern University generated national attention.
When asked why students in higher educational programs were split, the Illinois Department of Corrections said in a statement that they “engaged in detailed discussions with each educational program to explore the best options for service delivery and facility placement.”
“However, due to factors such as individual medical needs and security classifications, some individuals were not eligible to transfer to the same location as the program they were participating in at Stateville,” the statement continued.
As of the end of September, most men incarcerated have been transferred out of the prison after a judge ordered the state do so, finding probable risk of irreparable harm from deteriorating conditions at the prison.
Northwestern students who are based out of its Evanston campus and incarcerated at Stateville collaborated on five short documentaries that highlight injustices within the criminal legal system.
Back in the Day: October 15, 1994 - Oasis Plays Chicago For the First Time
Next summer, the iconic Britpop band Oasis will reunite for a worldwide stadium tour with a stop in Chicago for a show at Soldier Field on Aug. 28, 2025. But on this day 30 years ago, Liam and Noel Gallagher played their first-ever gig in Chicago at Metro in Wrigleyville. That year, the band released their debut album
“Definitely Maybe,” which boasted singles like “Live Forever” and “Supersonic” and had Chicago Sun-Times critic Jim DeRogatis giving it a three-and-a-half out of a four-star rating. While many of their shows that year proved that Oasis were worth the hype, the ‘94 tour wasn’t without hiccups. A particularly disastrous L.A. gig with onstage fighting, missed cues and drug-fueled chaos forced the band to cancel nine shows. The Metro show was their second concert since returning to the tour and they brushed off any rust with a triumphant 13-song set that culminated with a cover of the Beatles’ “I Am the Walrus.” Oasis would release a recording of this show in 2015 as part of the 20th anniversary reissue of Definitely Maybe but you can watch the whole show on YouTube.
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