JOLIET – A Will County judge has denied a second mistrial motion from defense attorneys for a suburban Chicago man accused of shooting dead his wife and three young children.

Judge Daniel Rozak on Thursday denied the motion from Christopher Vaughn’s attorneys. Vaughn’s defense attorney said he expects to finish his case Tuesday, setting closing arguments for next week.

The judge told jurors “we are very close to the end.” Prosecutors rested their case Wednesday after calling around 80 witnesses over three weeks.