SPRINGFIELD- A Sangamon County Grand Jury says 3 city workers are not guilty of hate crimes.  The employees had been accused of hanging nooses in CWLP facilities about a month ago.
    The jury heard testimony for about 10 hours Wednesday. They decided there was insufficient evidence to charge the 3 employees with a crime.
   The first noose incident happened about a month and a half ago at a CWLP water purification plant. There 2 employees were accused of making the noose and hanging it.
   The second incident happened just a week later at a different CWLP facility. All 3 employees said the rope was just a knot and had no racial intent.