Pritzker signs criminal justice reforms into law
— July 16, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Terrill Swift spent 15 years in prison, convicted of a rape and murder which DNA evidence later proved he did not commit. On Thursday, July 15, he appeared alongside…
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State Police significantly reduce DNA backlog
— December 4, 2020SPRINGFIELD — Representatives of the Illinois State Police say the backlog of forensic evidence in Illinois has been reduced significantly, but the support of lawmakers is needed…
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Months after murders, crime lab’s DNA work lags
— April 9, 2019State elected leaders are offering the Illinois State Police close to carte blanche to remedy the crime lab backlog that has some families of murder victims waiting more than a year…
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