Kevin Lyons announced recently that he’s going to run for reelection as Peoria County State’s Attorney. I found this interesting:

Among the items he said he wanted to focus on in the coming years were efforts to protect police officers from vicious dogs who might be housed by criminals, the possible hiring of a “cold-case” prosecutor to try to solve unsolved cases [emphasis mine] and a continued effort to protect the elderly.

One of those goals sounds familiar…. Oh, here it is, from November 3, 2004 — the last time Lyons was reelected:

Lyons, 48, of Peoria has served as Peoria County’s top prosecutor for nearly 16 years. Among his goals for his next term are to create a cold case unit for unsolved crimes [emphasis mine] and to bring criminal cases to conclusion faster.

He has a good reason why he hasn’t reached his 2004 goal yet. He’s holding out for Det. Lilly Rush (pictured above, with Lyons) to join his team. She always solves her cases, and that kind of slam-dunk record is just what Lyons is looking for.