The first rape kits were given to hospitals in 1978. Chicago was the testing ground. According to a Tribune article from the ...

Standardized forensic exams are a useful tool for sexual-violence investigations—or they would be if police departments ...

Little in city government can be more controversial than where officers are stationed, and any significant shifting is likely ...

DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin on Friday said he decided to drop charges in 19 cases involving individuals who ...

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin is dismissing charges in 19 marijuana-impaired driving cases because laboratories incorrectly detected or measured THC in defendants’ bodies. That ...

More than 8 months ago a body was discovered near the U.S. 20 Bypass in the Rock River and today we found out the identity of ...

The Winnebago County Coroner’s Office identifies a body found in May 2024 in the Rock River as a 34-year-old Davis man.

What does a senseless murder more than 30 years ago in Rockford, Illinois, have to do with recent events at the Toolmark Analysis / Firearms Identification Section of the Rhode Island State Crime ...

Deputies with the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an early Monday morning collision that sent a man to the ...

As U.S. police departments release preliminary or finalized 2024 crime numbers, many are reporting historic declines in homicides and drops in other violent crimes compared to 2023. But in many ...

After an approval by Lieutenant-Governor VK Saxena, the Delhi Police and the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) will co-ordinate to strengthen forensic examination materials and to ensure timely ...

The vehicle had been left running with the child, Blessing Aoci, inside while her mother went inside a residence when it was stolen by an unknown suspect, according to Illinois State Police.