Waukegan
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'Violence does not end violence'Oct 31, 2021 4:11 pm - In a rare display of mid-trial unity Tuesday, Juan Luna's relatives joined the family of one his victims outside the Cook County courthouse Tuesday morning to protest th...
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Pondering death for LunaOct 31, 2021 4:11 pm - Five years ago, Manny Castro vowed to "pull the plug" on the man charged with murdering his teenage son and six others in a Palatine restaurant. Yet a day after 12 juror...
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Degorski's fate intertwined with Luna'sOct 31, 2021 4:11 pm - Jim Degorski appeared in court Friday with his lawyers to hash out when he will face a jury that will rule on his alleged role in the Brown's Chicken murders. He stood ...
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Now, should Brown's reward be paid?Oct 31, 2021 4:11 pm - The killers of seven people at the Palatine Brown's Chicken have had a bounty of more than $100,000 on their heads since the vicious slayings in 1993. Yet with Thursday'...
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Suburbanites will always carry sadness for Brown's victimsOct 31, 2021 4:11 pm - One piece of the puzzling murder that has haunted the suburbs since a cold, bleak January night in 1993 finally fit into place Thursday just as a sunny, glorious May aft...
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'We can finally exhale'Oct 31, 2021 4:11 pm - The families of seven people brutally killed on a cold January night 14 years ago sat with clasped hands united in grief. The tears came before the verdict. Jennifer Shi...
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How verdict could affect case against DegorskiOct 31, 2021 4:11 pm - The guilty verdict against Juan Luna in the Brown's Chicken & Pasta murder trial could strengthen prosecutors' shakier case against the man they allege was the mastermin...
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The defense's caseOct 31, 2021 4:10 pm - At the beginning of the trial, defense attorney Clarence Burch told jurors he was in court to free an innocent man. He certainly had his work cut out for him. Between a...
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Scientist didn't wear glovesOct 31, 2021 4:10 pm - What's new: A bird expert acknowledges he handled key evidence without using gloves. What's next: More defense witnesses. A bird expert testified Monday that he handled ...
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Big trial, big mistakesOct 31, 2021 4:10 pm - Law enforcement officials long have been accused of mishandling the Brown's Chicken investigation -- and the ongoing murder trial has done little to repair that image. F...