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Illinois to become first state to end use of cash bail
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIllinois will become the first state in the U.S. to halt the use of cash bail after the state...
Illinois governor candidates JB Pritzker & Darren Bailey clash in first gubernatorial debate
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNORMAL — Debate season is officially underway in the Illinois governor race, with both Democratic...
Illinois Supreme Court upholds end to cash bail; new system begins Sept. 18
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCHICAGO (CBS) -- The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld a state law ending cash bail across the...
Illinois Supreme Court finds no-cash bail constitutional, goes into effect in September
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Illinois Supreme Court found a major criminal justice reform bill was indeed constitutional on...
Illinois Supreme Court upholds assault-style weapons ban, more challenges to follow
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe Illinois Supreme Court upheld the state's semi-assault weapons ban on Friday -- a key push by...
Editorial: California blew it on bail reform. Now Illinois is showing it works
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 5 days agoCalifornia got cold feet on bail reform as voters rejected a groundbreaking program to eliminate...
Illinois congressman says he voted with GOP so they could not 'harm him' in next election
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIllinois Rep. Eric Sorensen was one of 14 Democratic lawmakers in D.C. to vote with Republicans on a...
The end of cash bail and more: What's in Illinois' SAFE-T Act?
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA massive crime reform package passed by Illinois Democrats in 2021 is once again in the spotlight...
Illinois lawmakers consider measures aimed at making mental health care more accessible
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoIllinois legislators have advanced two measures pushed by proponents of reform in the state’s...
Sangamon County state's attorney, sheriff file lawsuit against Illinois
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFollowing a growing number of state's attorneys throughout Illinois, Sangamon County State's...