UPDATED: Supreme Court stays cash bail provisions statewide after Kankakee County ruling UPDATED: Supreme Court stays cash bail provisions statewide after Kankakee County ruling Thursday, December 29, 2022 A Kankakee County judge ruled Wednesday that lawmakers overreached their constitutional authority in passing a measure to abolish cash bail in Illinois, while other provisions in the wide-ranging SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform were not affected by the ruling.
The pandemic ushered in a new era of emergency housing, but it now faces a fiscal cliff The pandemic ushered in a new era of emergency housing, but it now faces a fiscal cliff Wednesday, December 21, 2022 For Illinois’ homeless populations and those that serve them, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a crisis – the volunteer, mostly faith-based shelters that had long been the backbone of the state’s emergency housing system were closing their doors.
ANALYSIS: Illinois’ high court makes history ANALYSIS: Illinois’ high court makes history Friday, December 9, 2022 While a crocheted serpent took its place on the Capitol rotunda this week and the governor signed a pair of major bills passed in the recent veto session, history was happening on the Illinois... Read more
Pritzker signs changes to SAFE-T Act’s cash bail provisions Pritzker signs changes to SAFE-T Act’s cash bail provisions Wednesday, December 7, 2022 Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a follow-up measure to the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform, the third such amendment since the law’s initial passage in January 2021. Read more
Holiday displays – including the Satanic Temple’s – return to Illinois Capitol Holiday displays – including the Satanic Temple’s – return to Illinois Capitol Tuesday, December 6, 2022 The Satanic Temple of Illinois debuted a new display in the Illinois Capitol rotunda Tuesday, taking its place next to the annual Christmas and Hanukkah displays. Read more
State elections board certifies 2022 results State elections board certifies 2022 results Monday, December 5, 2022 The Illinois State Board of Elections certified its election results Monday, putting the final stamp on another Democratic sweep of statewide offices. Read more
Pretrial detention changes to SAFE-T Act will head to governor Pretrial detention changes to SAFE-T Act will head to governor Thursday, December 1, 2022 Lawmakers on Thursday passed a long-awaited amendment to the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform’s provisions that will eliminate cash bail when the calendar hits 2023. Read more
Changes to cash bail statute surface before Thursday’s planned adjournment Changes to cash bail statute surface before Thursday’s planned adjournment Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Two days before lawmakers were scheduled to adjourn for the year, one of the lead negotiators of the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform filed a long-awaited amendment detailing several changes to... Read more