(The Center Square) – Governor JB Pritzker said Tuesday that ending cash bail is a “more fair” system as the state awaits a ruling from the Illinois Supreme Court in the SAFE-T Act lawsuit. The law ending cash bail statewide was initially passed with the SAFE-T Act in early 2021. Lawmakers have amended the law […]
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Illinois Supreme Court takes challenge to ending cashless bail provision of SAFE-T Act under advisement
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Supreme Court took arguments over the state’s suspended no-cash bail law under advisement after oral arguments Tuesday in Springfield. The state’s Pretrial Fairness Act, which was part of the SAFE-T Act, was supposed to go into effect January 1, but was suspended the day before by the Illinois Supreme […]
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Illinois Supreme Court to hear arguments Tuesday in lawsuit against SAFE-T Act’s end of cash bail provision
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a lawsuit brought against Illinois that has prevented the cashless bail provision of the SAFE-T Act from going into effect. Dozens of state’s attorneys in the fall sued Illinois to stop the state from implementing the no-cash bail law approved as […]
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Gov. Pritzker signs bill into law that abolishes life without parole sentences for defendants under 21 in Illinois
A bill recently signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker will abolish life without parole sentences for defendants under the age of 21 in Illinois. House Bill 1064 was first introduced in the Illinois General Assembly in February 2021. Nearly two years later, the bill passed the Illinois House and Senate in January. The bill […]
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Illinois senator files legislation that would enhance penalty for DUI drivers who kill, injure multiple people
(The Center Square) – A lawmaker has filed a bill that would enhance the prison sentence for impaired drivers who kill someone and injure others in Illinois. The so-called “Lindsey’s Law” legislation would pave the way for law enforcement to charge intoxicated drivers with a Class 2 felony if they kill someone and also cause […]
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Weather service warns about second round of snow expected in Chicago area
The National Weather Service says that a second round of snow of a couple of inches is possible in the Chicagoland area Saturday evening into Sunday. A hazardous weather outlook was issued for portions of north-central and northeast Illinois early Saturday morning. The outlook covers Lake, McHenry, Cook, Winnebago, Boone, Ogle, Lee, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, […]
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Attorney confident judge’s final ruling declaring Illinois gun ban unconstitutional applies statewide
(The Center Square) – An attorney representing a lawsuit plaintiff says he is confident a judge’s final judgment ruling Illinois’ “assault weapons” and magazine ban unconstitutional applies statewide. Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted the ban on certain semi-automatic weapons and magazines over certain capacities on January 10. Two weeks after the ban was in effect, lawsuits […]
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Judge declares Illinois ‘assault weapons’ and high-capacity magazine ban unconstitutional
(The Center Square) – A downstate judge has declared Illinois’ “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazine ban as unconstitutional, setting up a direct appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court. The move means the law is not enforceable statewide pending appeal, according to attorney Jerry Stocks, who represents state Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur, in his challenge to […]
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NWS issues winter storm watch for parts of Chicagoland area ahead of ‘multifaceted storm system’
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for parts of the Chicagoland area in anticipation of possibly more than six inches of snow and high winds Friday. A winter storm watch is in effect for Kane, Cook, DuPage, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy, Kankakee, Livingston, Iroquois, Ford and Will counties. The National Weather Service […]