Melissa Calusinski

Melissa Calusinski

Melissa Calusinski

Judith Katz of Arlington Heights and owner of the Lincolnshire Minee Subee in the Park day
care center where a 16-month-old boy was killed in 2009, died Sunday, a day
before she was set to stand trial.

Cheryl Calusinski (left), Paul Calusinski, Tim Calusinski and Crystal Calusinski in the lobby
at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan. Melissa Calusinski was sentenced to
31 years for the death of a toddler in her care at a preschool.
(Thomas Delany Jr./Sun-Times Media)

Paul Calusinski hugs his daughter, Crystal, in the lobby at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan.
Melissa Calusinski was sentenced to 31 years for the death of a toddler in her care at a preschool.
(Thomas Delany Jr./Sun-Times Media)

Andy and Amy Kingan, parents of Benjamin Kingan, are shown leaving a Lake County courtroom.
(Tom Cruze/Sun-Times)