Tell us what you really think, Rich
Rich Miller takes another shot at Birkett
A Tiny Taste of Capitol Fax from October 17, 2002:
STATEWIDE STUFF (excerpt) Joe Birkett, then and now.
Chicago Tribune, August 21, 1994: “Last week he formally was named the lead prosecutor in the upcoming third trial of Rolando Cruz.”
Daily Southtown: June 6, 2002: “Birkett says his bosses, not he, led the Cruz trials.”
Chicago Tribune, August 21, 1994: “‘I feel very comfortable taking on this case,’ said Birkett, who will prosecute the case with DuPage Assistant State’s Atty. Barbara Preiner and one other attorney, who has yet to be named.”
Chicago Tribune: October 1, 2002: “I inherited, obviously, a nightmare.”