DNA experts have solved the mystery of an Illinois man who went missing nearly 50 years ago.

Almost 50 years after his death, an Illinois native who was killed in a traffic crash in Virginia in 1977 has been identified ...

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 skull found in the wall of an Illinois home in the 1970s was identified this week as that of a Civil War-era teenage girl — whose corpse was likely snatched by grave robbers long ago, authorities ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Carbondale Public Library will host a community information session Saturday for residents interested in learning about a DNA initiative focused on discovering ancestral roots.

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.