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DNA is supposed to be the key to cracking criminal cases and exonerating those who are wrongfully convicted. But what if those DNA hits never get to the right people?
"I haven't received any communication about a check."
A suspect was under arrest late Monday afternoon in the shooting that killed 7-year-old Natalia Wallace on the evening of July 4th in the South Austin neighborhood.
The girls were just 10 and 3 when they disappeared from their apartment in the Oakland neighborhood. Their mother was at work at the time.
"They had no pretense of social distancing."
It's the Monday story everyone fears will become a reality, and sadly, yet again, we are forced to tell you about an incredibly violent weekend in Chicago.
Elston Stevenson pleaded guilty Monday to one count of illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. U.S. District Judge John Tharp sentenced him to 180 months in prison.
Last week, city officials warned they would be cracking down on businesses that ignore the city's capacity limits during Phase 4 of the reopening plan.
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday announced 614 new cases of COVID-19, and six new deaths.
Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) said some pet stores circumvented the ban on selling animals from large-scale for-profit breeders by setting up fake non-profits as front organizations posing as rescue groups.
"We've made significant progress. You should think about where we were in March and where we are now. But we're worried. We're worried about an uptick."
A man was shot in the head and back in broad daylight Monday in the West Roseland neighborhood.
A 17-month-old girl was killed early Sunday, when two dogs got loose during a July 4th party in Joliet, and at least one of the dogs attacked her while she was in a playpen.
