Illinois' Pre-Trial Fairness Act leads to a spike in Kane County Jail's population, raising budget concerns and questioning ...

After an initial decline in beds filled at the McLean County jail, numbers have creeped back up since cashless bail began in ...

Elgie Sims of Chicago emphasizes the need for comprehensive data, saying, "I want to have as much data as possible." Ben Ruddell from the Illinois ACLU believes the system is functioning as intended ...

In a nutshell, the SSFA just made more than 3 million public sector retirees happy — especially teachers, firefighters, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Thursday marked the second anniversary of the Pretrial Fairness Act, which abolished cash bail in ...

The unofficial fifth branch of government is composed of so-called self-regulatory organizations. It needs to go.

Kane County officials are calling out what they say is an unintended impact from Illinois' cashless bail system.

No citizen is above the law, and those who hold public office have an even more serious obligation to serve as models of good citizenry.

Statehouse Republicans are calling for reform of the Pretrial Fairness Act as Illinois faces the potential loss of federal ...

The Government has announced a new hours-based annual and sick leave accrual system as well as the right to take bereavement ...

Thursday marks two years since Illinois eliminated cash bail as part of the controversial SAFE-T Act. The Pretrial Fairness ...

State Rep. Dennis Tipsword is chief deputy of the Woodford County Sheriff’s Office. He said a defendant facing more than 50 sex abuse charges was not detained in DuPage County due to the Pretrial ...