Afternoon Briefing: Arlington Heights schools reach deal on racecourse property taxes
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Heather Mack plans to plead guilty in the federal murder conspiracy case stemming from the 2014 slaying of her mother, whose bludgeoned body was discovered stuffed in a suitcase in the Bali resort where they’d been vacationing.
The case had been set for trial in July. However, in a brief status hearing on Thursday, prosecutors said that they had made “significant progress” in plea negotiations and that Mack intended to plead guilty in the case.
Catch up on some major points in the case, as found in the Tribune archives.
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