What's Chicago without political scandal?

I didn't hear about this when I got back to Arizona - I guess most other states are sick of reporting about another political scandal. But this is important enough to discuss.

Father released from jail after DNA clears him. In case you don't want to read through the story, a three year old girl disappeared from her home, to end up in a nearby creek a year ago. DNA material was collected at the scene (she was sexually attacked as well). The DNA was sent to the FBI, and was told there was a backlog.

Then the county prosecutor was facing trouble with re-election coming in a few months. Shortly before the election, the girl's father was arrested. After 14 hours of questioning, he confessed to murdering his girl accidentally, and then tried to fake a kidnapping and assult. The prosecutor announced that the community was safe, and the father would be tried with the death penalty. Three days later, the father recanted his confession, claiming he was forced to confess. He then pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Then the election came, and the prosecutor lost. His successor did not attempt to transfer the DNA to a different lab to speed up the results. The FBI lab DNA results came in late last week: the DNA of the father did NOT match the DNA on the body of his daughter. The next morning, after eight months in jail, the father was released.

He no longer lives where the crime was committed, and trying to live anonymously in Chicago with his wife and remaining child. He is expected to file civil charges against the county prosecutor office. Just another scandal in Chicago.

With former governor Ryan about go to trial, the "asphalt scandal" forcing resignations at the city office, and now the "DNA test before the arrest" scandal, I wonder if they'll ever learn in Chicago to clean up their act.