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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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...