An appeals court has thrown out the six-year prison sentence for a Spring Grove man convicted in a 2016 drunk driving crash that left his female passenger dead. Ryan J. Heineman, 39, of Spring Grove, was found guilty by a jury of two counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, a Class 2 […]
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Appeals court signals issue in jury selection for Beach Park man convicted of killing wife, stepson
An Illinois appeals court ordered a new hearing for a Beach Park man sentenced to life in prison for the baseball bat murders of his wife and stepson in 2015. Armando Trejo, Jr., 53, formerly of Beach Park, is currently serving life in prison in the Menard Correctional Center in downstate Illinois. Trejo was convicted […]