'Starved Rock killer' died last year, now his family is seeking a rare posthumous pardon from Pritzker
The family of Chester Weger, known as the "Starved Rock killer," is seeking a posthumous pardon from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. Weger, who died last year, served nearly six decades in prison for a notorious murder case. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board has scheduled a rare hearing to consider the request.
The decades-long fight to clear Chester Weger’s name as the notorious "Starved Rock killer" isn’t ending with his death.Weger’s family will get a chance next month to argue that the man who spent nearly six decades behind bars was wrongly convicted in one of Illinois’ most infamous murder cases.The Illinois Prisoner Review Board has scheduled a rare Oct. 6 hearing in Chicago on the family’s request for a posthumous pardon from Gov. JB Pritzker.The board rarely has considered posthumous clemency…
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