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Hometown: Effingham, ILFuture Plans: Attend law school
Faith Hook has been playing tennis since she was 13-years-old. Her love of the game brought her to the University of Illinois Springfield to play for the Prairie Stars. Off the…
Hometown: Chicago, ILFuture Plans: Work for a non-profit agency
Before attending the University of Illinois Springfield, Brittani Provost says she didn’t know what it meant to be a leader. At UIS, Provost is president of the …
The 7th Annual Defenders of the Innocent Awards Dinner was held May 3, 2014 at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel in downtown Springfield. We were joined by our special guests Brian Banks, California exoneree and NFL free agent…
On April 6, 2013, supporters of the Illinois Innocence Project gathered in the Artisans Building at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. This year’s event featured an awards ceremony featuring Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn …
The Downstate Illinois Innocence Project at the University of Illinois Springfield honored four individuals with Defender of the Innocent Awards on May 16, 2011. The awards were handed out as part of a 10th anniversary…
The Third Annual Defenders of the Innocent Award Reception was held on May 24, 2010 at the Illinois Executive Mansion.
The event was underwritten by a generous donor. All contributions go in their entirety directly to…
