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Most law enforcement agencies don't track transgender homicides, but researchers have recorded more than 300 transgender people murdered nationwide between 2010 and 2021. The national clearance rate is just over 50%, but Chicago police have cleared only 14%, researchers found.
Police say the 31-year-old woman was found wrapped in a sleeping bag on the street.
Whitmer will be the keynote speaker at the Illinois Democratic Party's annual top fundraising event in September in Chicago, the Sun-Times has learned.
The prosecution's closing statements are expected to continue Tuesday.