ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – To ensure sexual assault survivors are being given up-to-date information on the status of their evidence collection kits, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, supported legislation that was signed into law by Gov. Pritzker that provides survivors...
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Seeking to create a uniform system for tracking evidence and coordinating law enforcement in sexual assault cases, a bill supported by state Rep. LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, which would create a state commission to review the issue was...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Amidst reports that law enforcement agencies must wait up to 24 months for critical rape kit testing results required to advance sexual assault investigations, state Rep. John D’Amico, D-Chicago, is applauding bold reforms being signed into law...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Legislation co-sponsored by state Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, establishing a statewide commission to ensure that all evidence in assault cases is tested in a timely manner was recently signed into law. The new law equips law enforcement...