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A Decatur man who spent 18 years in prison for murder was released after DNA evidence cleared him in the case. Charles Palmer was convicted for the 1998…
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A certificate of innocence has been handed a Chicago man whose conviction for the 1992 rape and murder of a 6-year-old boy was vacated last month. The…
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Prosecutors say a 58-year-old man will be charged with murder and kidnapping in the 1991 killing of a 14-year-old suburban Chicago girl.More than two…
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CHICAGO (AP) - Inmates and their supporters are getting creative in their bids to draw attention to their cases. A wooden sign along Chicago's Stevenson…
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Prosecutors in suburban Chicago say a law requiring DNA samples from Illinois felons led to charges in a girl's stabbing death and sexual assault 30 years…
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Lawyers from the Center on Wrongful Convictions who represent a Peoria man have filed a motion in Peoria County court requesting advanced DNA testing that…