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State police say forensic evidence backlog shrinking, needs more work

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

When an Illinois Senate panel met in March to discuss the state’s backlog of untested forensic evidence, there were more than 70 DNA samples in murder cases more than a year old awaiting action from Illinois State Police forensic investigators. That number is down to 14, representatives of the agency told the same Senate Public Health Committee on Tuesday.

Chicago woman has confirmed case of novel coronavirus after trip to China

Friday, January 24, 2020

A Chicago resident is the second person in the United States with a confirmed case of the novel coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China, and has killed at least 26 people in that country and sickened 900 worldwide. “At this time, the risk to the general public remains low,” Gov. JB Pritzker said at an unrelated news conference Friday.

Coalition renews Clean Energy Jobs Act push

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

With federal regulatory changes looming and legislators one week away from a return to the Capitol, some clean energy advocates are looking to jumpstart a stalled proposal to bring major reforms...

Delegate votes in primaries can be ‘super important,’ party leader says

Monday, January 20, 2020

But how are they selected? It’s complicated, and is different for state Democrats, Republicans

Don Harmon, Oak Park Democrat, named Illinois Senate president

Sunday, January 19, 2020

Senator Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, was elected as the 39th president of the Illinois Senate on Sunday after hours of behind-the-scenes negotiations.

‘X Caucus’ puts weight behind Harmon’s successful presidential bid

Sunday, January 19, 2020

Sen. Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, is the new Senate president, thanks, in large part, to a group of moderate suburban and downstate Democrats who quietly supported him in his monthslong rise to the...

UPDATED: Sullivan 'shocked' he had email, 'disappointed' in governor's statement

Monday, January 13, 2020

The state’s agriculture director resigned last weekend at the request of Gov. J.B. Pritzker for failing to disclose contents of a 2012 email that pointed to the possible cover-up of a...

Pritzker puts criminal justice reforms atop 2020 agenda

Friday, January 10, 2020

In year two, Gov. J.B. Pritzker will focus on ending cash bail, reforming low-level drug crime sentencing and reducing mandatory minimum sentences, he announced in Chicago Thursday. Pritzker and...

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State police say forensic evidence backlog shrinking, needs more work

Chicago woman has confirmed case of novel coronavirus after trip to China