Illinois prosecutors still seeking death penalty

Wednesday, January 15, 2003

CHICAGO -- A man convicted of fatally beating his girlfriend's 2-year-old son could become the first person to be sentenced to death since George Ryan gave clemency to all death row inmates, prosecutors said Tuesday.

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