State lawmaker holding hearing on DNA processing backlog in Chicago murder cases

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CHICAGO (WLS) —

Illinois State Senator Patricia Van Pelt wants to draw attention to a backlog in Chicago murder investigations.

The Democrat representing Chicago specifically mentions

a report by the ABC 7 I-Team

. That report found that the Illinois Forensic Science Lab is still analyzing DNA from more than 750 Chicago murder cases in the last three years.

RELATED: Hundreds of Chicago murders may remain unsolved due to DNA processing delays

Senator Van Pelt called a hearing at the Bilandic Building in downtown Chicago at 10 a.m. Monday. Representatives from the Illinois State Police are expected to testify at the hearing.

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December 3, 2018 at 06:16AM

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