ending cash bail

Executive order did not specify what funding would be withheld

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday threatening to suspend or terminate federal funding for cities and states, like Illinois, that have eliminated cash bail.

Jail populations down, no change in failure to appear rate, analysis shows

Public defenders, while supportive of reform, anticipate major workload increases

A man was arrested for domestic battery and had to appear in Cook County domestic violence court. He paid his bond and was released. Then he was charged…

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's legislative district seat saw not just one, but two replacements within a week. And Governor J.B. Pritzker…

The Illinois General Assembly passed an expansive criminal justice bill on the last day of the lame-duck session, which, among other changes, would end…