Steve Zalusky
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'I can remember the sound of his voice': Daughter of Brown's victim now a correctional officerJan 08, 2023 5:30 am - Jessica Platte was 5 years old and in kindergarten when she lost her father, Marcus Nellsen, in the Brown's Chicken massacre. At the time, her father was living and work...
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'A plague on our community': Former village leader recalls after effects of Brown's murdersJan 08, 2023 5:30 am - In the weeks after the murders of seven people inside a local Brown's Chicken restaurant, Michael Cassady, the assistant village manager at the time, carried on a somber...
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'I don't think any of us really had closure': Brown's murder victim's sister recalls toll on familyJan 08, 2023 5:30 am - Even though Marcus Nellsen had been working only for a few months at the Brown's Chicken in Palatine by Jan. 8, 1993, he already felt at home. "He would call me up and (...
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'It seemed so surreal': Former mayor recalls how Palatine responded to Brown's tragedyJan 08, 2023 5:30 am - It was a 3 a.m. phone call from her top administrator that informed former Palatine Mayor Rita Mullins that her community had been changed forever. "He said there has be...
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State House Republican leader Durkin announces his exit from the General AssemblyJan 08, 2023 12:00 am - State Rep. Jim Durkin, who said in November he was giving up his post as Illinois House Republican leader, is now saying he is resigning from the House of Representative...
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Woman escapes stuck vehicle before Metra train hits it in SchaumburgJan 08, 2023 12:00 am - A Metra Milwaukee District West train headed toward Chicago struck a minivan stuck on the tracks Saturday night just west of the Schaumburg station. A woman in the vehic...
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Hamlin's collapse brings back memory of death on the diamond in CincinnatiJan 07, 2023 12:00 am - The on-the-field collapse of Damar Hamlin in Cincinnati dredged up harrowing flashbacks of the Detroit Lions' Chuck Hughes' lifeless body on the ground in a 1971 game ag...
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Historic downtown Mount Prospect building faces demolitionJan 07, 2023 12:00 am - A nearly 100-year-old building in downtown Mount Prospect will be torn down to make room for a new commercial development. But the new structure will be built along the ...
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Former Cub reliever Bill "Soup" Campbell dies at 74Jan 06, 2023 12:00 am - Bill "Soup" Campbell, a top reliever of the 1970s and a key player during the Cubs rebuild of the early 1980s, died around noon Friday, his close friend, former Cubs out...
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Two candidates in District 220 face ballot challengesJan 05, 2023 12:00 am - A Cook County electoral board opened hearings Thursday on challenges to the nominating paperwork of two candidates for the Barrington Area Unit District 220 board. Barri...