The attorney representing Chester Weger says he'll file a petition for post-conviction relief in LaSalle County because the special prosecutor won't vacate his 83-year-old client's 1961 murder conviction.
That claim was made in a recent podcast produced by attorney Andy Hale.
The Will County State's Attorney Office says it's still reviewing the materials Hale submitted.
Assistant State's Attorney Carole Cheney says a post-conviction petition is the proper procedure, and they suggested Hale submit the petition while the review continues given his concern the matter is of a time-sensitive nature.
Weger was convicted of the 1960 murders of three women in Starved Rock State Park. He was one of the longest-incarcerated people in Illinois history before his 2020 parole.
