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There will be no new trial for the man known as the Starved Rock Killer, convicted in the death of a woman in the Illinois ...
Chester Weger, 86, was paroled in 2020 for good behavior in prison but his conviction wasn’t overturned at the time. He had ...
Weger, who spent 60 years in prison for the murder of one of three women killed at Starved Rock in 1960, claimed he gave a ...
Steve Stout, historian and author of the book, “The Starved Rock Murders,” joins John to talk about Chester Weger, the man ...
A LaSalle County judge on Wednesday ruled that the man known for the Starved Rock murders will keep his guilty conviction.
How far is Starved Rock from Chicago? The park is approximately 98 miles away, or a drive of about 2 hours and 5 minutes. When does Starved Rock open and close? Starved Rock trails are open from 7 ...
A teenager was rescued after falling in a canyon at Starved Rock State Park this week, authorities said, marking the second such incident so far this month. According to the Utica Fire Department ...
A 7-year-old boy and his mother fell 25 to 30 feet into a canyon at Starved Rock State Park southwest of Chicago late Tuesday. The Utica, Illinois Fire Department said at 5:57 p.m., its first ...
The incident happened Tuesday night at Starved Rock State Park's French Canyon located in LaSalle County. Rescue crews from the Utica Fire Department and EMS responded to the area around 6 p.m ...