2 teens raped as evidence sat
The state crime lab notified Chicago police in June 2008 that DNA evidence linked three brutal rapes in the city, but it was not until this summer that detectives reinterviewed...
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Panel: Leaders failed U. of I.
After an eight-week investigation found that the state's culture of political dealmaking seeped into the admissions process at the University of Illinois, a state panel called Thursday for resignations and...
Panel: Leaders failed U. of I.
After an eight-week investigation found that the state's culture of political dealmaking seeped into the admissions process at the University of Illinois, a state panel called Thursday for resignations and...
Bikers to parking firm: Stick it
Suzanne Marlatt's enthusiasm for her new scooter screeched to a halt when she parked the cream and red vintage Schwinn at one of the city's private parking meters. After processing...
Dozens of rape kits not submitted for testing by Chicago suburban police departments
A woman submitted to a rape kit exam in July 2008 at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital after a husky stranger allegedly dragged her to the ground and sexually assaulted her,...
Suspicious fire kills mom and son, 11
Leaping from the second floor of her blazing Arlington Heights home, Bridget Finnerty, 12, rushed to a neighbor's house about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday to raise the alarm about a deliberately...
U. of I. more difficult to get into
To understand why someone applying to the University of Illinois would seek help from a trustee or legislator -- as detailed in a Tribune series that began last week --...
Rape test backlog never went away
The number of DNA samples from rapes and other serious offenses that sit untested at the Illinois crime lab for more than 30 days remains alarmingly high four years after...
Drunken driving, cop case: Chicago cop gets bail in fatal crash, angering 2 victims’ friends and family
A raucous confrontation broke out Sunday outside Cook County Criminal Court after a Chicago police detective charged with causing a deadly auto crash while driving drunk was ordered released on...
Many teens blame Rihanna, say dating violence normal
Ed Loos, a junior at Lake Forest High School, said a common reaction among students to Chris Brown's alleged attack on Rihanna goes something like this: "Ha! She probably did...