SAFE-T Act back in spotlight after killing of Chicago Police officer
Republicans want to change the law to make it easier to hold people before trial.
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Republicans want to change the law to make it easier to hold people before trial.
Illinois House Black Caucus draws hard line against any rollback of core SAFE-T Act reforms
The bill, which passed in the House on Friday, would wipe certain criminal records clean.
Illinois lawmakers pursue reforms for executing search warrants
Several proposed changes to criminal justice system have stalled
Advocates for stricter gun laws rallied at the state Capitol Tuesday for a measure aimed at protecting domestic violence victims ...
Lawmakers on Thursday passed a long-awaited amendment to the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform's provisions that will eliminate cash bail ...
Two days before lawmakers were scheduled to adjourn for the year, one of the lead negotiators of the SAFE-T Act ...
Changes may yet come to the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform before its Jan. 1 effective date, but some of ...
Much of the talk from supporters of the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform has in recent days centered on how ...
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