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SAFE-T Act lawsuit filed by state's attorneys has court date in Kankakee County
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA lawsuit filed by 62 state's attorneys, including Dan Wright of Sangamon County, over...
Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act ruled unconstitutional
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Kankakee County circuit judge late Wednesday ruled the Pretrial Fairness Act provision of the...
Illinois Supreme Court upholds end to cash bail; new system begins Sept. 18
CBS News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCHICAGO (CBS) -- The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld a state law ending cash bail across the...
Illinois justices consider constitutionality of SAFE-T Act’s pretrial detention provisions
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe state’s highest court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that could drastically alter the legal...
Donald Trump to stay on Illinois ballot; board declines to remove him over 14th Amendment
CBS News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCHICAGO (CBS) -- Former President Donald Trump's name will stay on the ballot in the March primary...
Harmon bill ending 'venue shopping' for constitutional challenges passes Senate
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere was a constitutional challenge to the SAFE-T Act heard in Kankakee County and several lawsuits...
Priest sentenced to 18 years in prison for sexually assaulting resident at Kankakee developmental...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRichard Jacklin, a Roman Catholic priest, was sentenced to 18 years in prison last month in Kankakee County court after a jury convicted him of sexually assaulting a resident with a disability ...
Arguments over controversial no-bail law aired before Illinois Supreme Court
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKankakee County State’s Attorney James Rowe on Tuesday was making his argument for why a law eliminating cash bail violates the state constitution when Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary ...
Attorney General files intent to appeal judge's bail ruling
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIllinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Friday notified the state Supreme Court that he will appeal...
Critics expect chaos under Illinois bail ban despite ruling
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCritics are worried that the elimination of cash bail in Illinois starting Sunday will create chaos...