SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Three Illinois abolitionists who were convicted for anti-slavery efforts in the 1800s were posthumously pardoned Wednesday by Gov. Pat Quinn, their names among 102 people granted New Year’s Eve clemency by the outgoing Chicago Democrat. Efforts to pardon the three were spearheaded by Quincy historians and Lt. Gov. […]
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