Michael Romano Sentenced to Natural Life +50 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the Offenses of First Degree Murder

Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that Michael Romano, 56, of Las Vegas, was sentenced to natural life plus 50 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the offenses of First Degree Murder.

On October 1, 2015, a McHenry County jury found Mr. Romano guilty of murdering his father, Nicholas M. Romano (Nick Sr.), and his step-mother, Gloria Romano. The evidence at trial proved that in 2006, Michael Romano, who at the time was over $100,000 in debt, shot Nick Sr. and Gloria in their own home to hasten acquisition of his inheritance.

The McHenry County Major Investigation Assistance Team (MIAT) and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department investigated this case.

This case was prosecuted by Patrick Kenneally, Robert Zalud and John Gibbons of the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office.