Patricia Van Pelt

Lawmakers are demanding answers from the Illinois State Police about delays on DNA processing.Senators fought back tears as they heard testimony from…

Hundreds of Chicago murder cases from as far back as 2014 have DNA evidence from the crime scene: it just hasn’t been processed yet by Illinois’ Forensic…

Illinois legislators are taking up a measure to change the way police gather information for gang databases. It comes after more than a year of…

Illinois senators are putting put Governor Bruce Rauner’s agency directors under the magnifying glass.It’s part of the ongoing fallout from Rauner’s move…

An Illinois lawmaker want teenagers accused of murder to have a lawyer present when questioned by law enforcement. The popular Netflix documentary "Making…