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Illinois Supreme Court halts plans to eliminate cash bail and other pretrial court changes
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJust hours before the elimination of cash bail and other pretrial policies were supposed to go into...
Specialty court launched in Kane County designed to reduce number of DUIs, get offenders...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe 16th Judicial Circuit in Kane County has launched a new specialty court as an alternative to sending non-violent DUI offenders to jail. The court will focus on treatment to get to the root ...
Thanks to a low amount of cases and a lot of ‘pregame work,’ Kane County says it had successful...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMonday marked a historic moment in criminal justice as Kane County’s courtrooms and those in the...
Former Kane County circuit clerk arrested, charged with misusing public funds while in office
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFormer Kane County Circuit Clerk Thomas Hartwell has been arrested on theft and official misconduct charges after allegedly misusing almost $120,000 in public funds while in office, officials ...
As Cook County courts fail to address delays that erode justice, a neighboring system shows reform...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWhen a defendant appearing in court has been jailed for a lengthy period, a color-coded spreadsheet...
Illinois primary election 2024: How and where to vote in the Chicago suburbs
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOn March 19, Illinois primary voters will select their party’s nominees for an array of public...
Illinois appeals courts see ‘dramatic increase’ in cases following elimination of cash bail
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIn October in Livingston County, Judge Jennifer Bauknecht issued a lengthy decision following a...
Illinois Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of lifetime limits on child sex offenders
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Illinois Supreme Court is weighing whether it is constitutional to impose lifetime restrictions on where a person can live after they’ve been convicted of a sex crime involving a minor.
Illinois Supreme Court Halts Elimination of Cash-Bail
National Review via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJust hours before the legal overhaul known as the SAFE-T Act was set to take effect in Illinois, the...
'Dramatic' increase in pretrial release appeals causes high court to create task force
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe Illinois Supreme Court is forming a new task force consisting of justices from each of the five...