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End of cash bail: Toni Preckwinkle and Kim Foxx praise Illinois ending cash bail
Two months after the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the “Pretrial Fairness Act,” contained within the larger “SAFE-T Act,” was constitutional, the elimination of cash bail is set to become the law of the land in the state.
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Illinois leaders update as state becomes 1st in nation to end cash bail
Following months of legal debate, the “Pretrial Fairness Act” took effect Monday in all 102 of Illinois’ counties, making Illinois the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail.
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Cash bail ends in Illinois Monday. Here's what you need to know
Two months after the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the “Pretrial Fairness Act,” contained within the larger “SAFE-T Act,” was constitutional, the elimination of cash bail is set to become the law of the land in the state. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.
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Cash bail ends in Illinois Monday. Here's what you need to know
Two months after the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the “Pretrial Fairness Act,” contained within the larger “SAFE-T Act,” was constitutional, the elimination of cash bail is set to become the law of the land in the state.
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No cash bail law begins Monday in Illinois. Here's what you can expect
Illinois will become the first U.S. state to eliminate cash bail after the state’s Supreme Court upheld the pretrial fairness portion of the controversial SAFE-T Act Tuesday. But when will the new bail procedures begin and how will it work?
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Cash bail ends in Illinois Monday: here's what it will look like
Two months after the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the “Pretrial Fairness Act,” contained within the larger “SAFE-T Act,” was constitutional, the elimination of cash bail is set to become the law of the land in the state.
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Attorney wants man accused of killing teen in 1972 released under SAFE-T Act rules
A man accused in a 1972 murder is awaiting trial in Will County, but his attorney says he should be freed under the “SAFE-T Act.”
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Attorney wants man accused of killing teen in 1972 released under SAFE-T Act rules
The case baffled suburban investigators for decades, ever since 15-year-old Julie Ann Hanson was found stabbed to death in a field near 87th Street and Modaff Road in Naperville in 1972. Regina Waldroup has more on how the SAFE-T Act could impact the case.
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Illinois becomes first state to eliminate cash bail as a condition of pretrial release
A law abolishing cash bail will take effect in Illinois on Sept. 18.
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Illinois to eliminate cash bail next month. Here's what to expect
Illinois will become the first U.S. state to eliminate cash bail after the state’s Supreme Court upheld the pretrial fairness portion of the controversial SAFE-T Act Tuesday. But when will the new bail procedures begin and how will it work?
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