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Extra Extra: Authorities Find Dozens Of Untested Rape Kits In Robbins

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Feb 21, 2013 12:00AM


  • Authorites found 51 sexual assault kits, some dating back to 1986, in an evidence room at the Robbins Police Department. “The victims should know they will have their cases heard, and they will be treated like they should have been treated,” said Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart at a news conference Tuesday. “My goal is to bring justice to these folks.” [Sun-Times]

  • Two bodies were found inside a burning building in Chatham. Officials say they appear to have died of stab wounds, not the fire. [ABC7]

  • Karen Lewis has opposition in the May Chicago Teachers Union election. [Sun-Times]

  • The analysis of a heroin ring. [Chicago Reader]

  • That racy billboard featuring Charlie Sheen's ex on top of the River North Portillo's has mercifully been removed, at the bequest of the alderman. [DNAinfo]