UpdatedTue, Feb 23, 2021 at 2:43 pm CT
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Lemont Police Chief Marc Maton issued a statement about HB 3653. (Nicole Bertic/Patch)
LEMONT, IL Lemont Police Chief Marc Maton spoke out against the sweeping police reform bill signed Monday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, calling for the language of the bill to be clear and unambiguous. The legislation, known as HB 3653, includes a sweeping package of criminal law and police accountability reforms and makes Illinois the first state in the nation to abolish cash bail for pretrial detention.
The bill also includes changes to pretrial detention, sentencing laws, police licensing, bodycam mandates and changes to training requirements. The bill was signed over the objections of law enforcement groups, including a coalition of police unions and law enforcement associations which said residents would be less safe if the bill is signed into law and urged the governor to veto it.