DNA in rape case sat for 8 years
For nearly eight years, law enforcement agencies did not use DNA evidence in the case against a Chicago-area gynecologist who continued to practice in spite of multiple allegations of rape...
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Rape claim catches up to longtime gynecologist
A longtime gynecologist in the Chicago area was charged Thursday with sexual assault of a patient less than month after a Tribune report found that the Cook County prosecutor did...
Women charged rape; doctor still practiced
Tameka Stokes was 19 when a pelvic disease diagnosis brought her to the exam table of Bruce Sylvester Smith, a gynecologist at Chicago's Kennedy Medical Service Corp., in May 2000....
State bill would guarantee most rape kits would be tested
Illinois law enforcement would begin a sweeping overhaul of the way it handles sex-crime DNA evidence under legislation approved by the General Assembly, but questions remain about the funding and...
Vet accused of killing wife weeps as prosecutors outline case
With about 20 relatives and friends looking on Monday, Joseph Jesk's face turned red, he hung his head and then wept out loud as prosecutors described how he shot and...
Another backlog on DNA evidence
The state has quietly begun comparing DNA taken from homicide victims to DNA collected from the scenes of unsolved crimes in an attempt to link the deceased to those cases,...
Election-night ralliers reflect
The gathering of nearly 250,000 in Grant Park on election night last year was hailed as a historic moment for Chicago, and not just because Barack Obama, the first African-American...
Witnesses to historic moment for Chicago reflect one year later
The gathering of nearly 250,000 in Grant Park on election night last year was hailed as a historic moment for Chicago, and not just because Barack Obama, the first African-American...
TRIBUNE WATCHDOG: A PROGRESS REPORT
1 child left behind -- now back in school School district finally fulfills court order and gets child proper plan and services Among the memorable Tribune Watchdog reports in recent...
Who’s your daddy? Firm’s brainchild has drivers mulling
Driving in autumn, surrounded by colorful foliage, it's easy for Chicago motorists to ponder the wonders of Mother Nature, such as how a seed becomes a tree. But a Utah...