Barbara Vitello
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Incident raises questions of having defibrillators on Metra trainsOct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Metra provides millions of rides each year. Most of the time, they conclude without incident. That wasn't the case Thursday morning when a 63-year-old Barrington Hills m...
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Victims' families wait as lawyers discuss Degorski caseOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Outside Courtroom 500 on Thursday, family members of James Degorski's seven victims, Palatine police officers, spectators and reporters waited for testimony to resume Th...
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Metropolis to present 'Alice in Wonderland'Oct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Stories in action Metropolis Performing Arts Centre invites young audiences to its production of "Alice in Wonderland," Lewis Carroll's fantasy tale of a young girl's tr...
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Psychologist says Degorski would adjust to prisonOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - James Degorski may have committed a violent act outside of jail, but that doesn't mean he will commit violent acts in prison, said a forensic and clinical psychologist t...
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'Sleepy Hollow' returns for Halloween runOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Spooky show Just in time for Halloween, Theatre-Hikes reprises its 2004 production of "Sleepy Hollow." Lara Filip directs this musical adaptation of Washington Irving's ...
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Ehlenfeldt daughter: Brown's killing 'small and cowardly'Oct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The fifth week of James Degorski's capital murder trial concluded with emotional testimony from Joy Ehlenfeldt, daughter of Lynn and Richard Ehlenfeldt, owners of the Pa...
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Key points of the prosecution caseSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - • Incriminating statements to friends. High school friends Eileen Bakalla and Anne Lockett England testified James Degorski and Juan Luna told them about the murders in ...
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Degorski eligible for death penalty in Brown's Chicken murdersSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - The jury that convicted James Degorski of seven counts of first degree murder in the 1993 slayings of seven workers at a Palatine Brown's Chicken & Pasta found him eligi...
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Jury returns to decide on death penaltySep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - The same jury that convicted James Degorski of capital murder will reconvene Wednesday to decide whether he should be sentenced to death. The six man, six woman jury fir...
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Key points of the defense caseSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - • Lack of evidence. No physical evidence linked Degorski to the scene. Authorities linked Degorski's co-defendant Juan Luna to the crime through his DNA. • Unreliable wi...