Articles filed under Counties
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Now, should Brown's reward be paid?May 11, 2007 11:00 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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'We can finally exhale'May 10, 2007 11:00 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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Suburbanites will always carry sadness for Brown's victimsMay 10, 2007 11:00 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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How verdict could affect case against DegorskiMay 10, 2007 11:00 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 caseMay 08, 2007 11:00 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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DNA experts at odds as testimony wraps upMay 03, 2007 11:00 pm - What's new: Testimony concludes after 13 days of evidence. What's next: Closing arguments are slated to begin Wednesday. Testimony ended Thursday in the Brown's Chicke...
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Sergeant concedes Palatine police "got an innocent man to confess"May 02, 2007 11:00 pm - What's new: Police sergeant testifies to taking a detailed statement from a suspect in 1999. The defense wraps up its case. What's next: The judge will review whether th...
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Sergeant details earlier confessionMay 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Roughly 12 hours after being arrested in connection with the Brown's Chicken murders, John Simonek appeared ready to confess. He signed away his right to remain silent. ...
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Scientist didn't wear glovesApr 30, 2007 11:00 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 mistakesApr 29, 2007 11:00 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...