What’s in the SAFE-T Act? A look at the 2021 criminal justice reform and how it has evolved
Amid a campaign season in which every constitutional office and seat in the Illinois General Assembly will be up for ...
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Pritzker commemorates 100 years of Illinois State Police as crime remains campaign flashpoint
From his ceremonial office at the Capitol Tuesday, Gov. JB Pritzker proclaimed the 12-month period beginning April 1 as the ...
Republicans cite SAFE-T Act as reason Chicago man not charged with murder
Illinois House Republicans on Wednesday continued a push to repeal a criminal justice reform bill passed one year ago, citing ...
Task force hears from law enforcement on rising crime rate
Police chiefs and sheriffs told a panel of state lawmakers Friday that they need more resources and support from the ...
Republicans announce effort to repeal SAFE-T Act, Democrats call it ‘all for show’
Republicans are calling for their Democratic counterparts in the Illinois House to join them in efforts to repeal criminal justice ...
Lawmakers pass second follow-up measure to last year’s criminal justice reform
Illinois lawmakers this week passed a bill clarifying issues around the massive criminal justice reform bill that passed with the ...
Lawmakers pass follow-up criminal justice bill addressing police concerns
The General Assembly this week passed legislation addressing lingering concerns from law enforcement about a massive criminal justice reform omnibus ...
Law enforcement groups respond to landmark criminal justice reform
Law enforcement groups have decried the Monday signing of a massive criminal justice reform billinto law by Gov. JB Pritzker, ...
UPDATED: Gov. Pritzker signs criminal justice reform bill
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a criminal justice omnibus bill backed by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Monday, abolishing cash bail, ...
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