CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois State Police leaders were questioned Tuesday about DNA backlogs at state crime labs. Families of murder victims have been waiting for DNA to be processed as potential ...

A program aimed at helping Black residents trace their ancestry, and in some cases, reconnect with living relatives in Africa, is expanding across the state of Illinois. The Illinois Family Roots ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (CBS) -- A tiny hand crafted from DNA in a lab in Illinois may be able to help researchers get a hold of viruses and isolate them. Scientists at the University of Illinois ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NORTH AURORA, Ill. — A serial killer has ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois legislators have passed a bill requiring sex offenders and people arrested for serious violent crimes to give DNA samples that will comprise a statewide DNA database.

The Illinois Family Roots Pilot program is expanding across the state after launching in June with 250 kits. A program aimed at helping Black residents trace their ancestry, and in some cases, ...