▁of ▁The ▁Port illo ▁R estaur ant ▁Group , ▁which ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Ber k shire ▁Part ners ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Brown ' s ▁Ch icken ▁mass acre ▁▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁event ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁inf am ous ▁as ▁the ▁Brown ' s ▁Ch icken ▁ ▁mass acre ▁occurred ▁at ▁a ▁Pal at ine , ▁Illinois , ▁branch . ▁Seven ▁people ▁were ▁killed , ▁including ▁both ▁own ers ▁and ▁five ▁employees , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁found ▁bound ▁in ▁the ▁walk - in ▁free zer . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁James ▁D eg or ski ▁and ▁Juan ▁L una ▁were ▁arrested ▁for ▁the ▁mur ders . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁L una ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁his ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁mur ders ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁James ▁D eg or ski ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁the ▁mur ders . ▁The ▁mass acre ▁had ▁an ▁ad verse ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁entire ▁Brown ' s ▁Ch icken ▁chain . ▁Sales ▁at ▁all ▁restaur ants ▁dropped ▁by ▁ 3 5 ▁percent ▁within ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁incident , ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁eventually ▁closed ▁ 1 0 0 ▁restaur ants ▁in ▁the ▁Chicago ▁area . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁fast - fo od ▁ch icken ▁restaur ants ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Corpor ate ▁website ▁ ▁Category