RAYMON TRONCOSO
Capitol News Illinois
Editorâs note: This story is part of an ongoing âLame Duck Look Backâ series in which Capitol News Illinois is following up on the major bills that passed both chambers of the General Assembly in the Jan. 8-13 lame duck session. This is the first of multiple stories examining the criminal justice reform backed by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus
SPRINGFIELD â The Illinois General Assembly passed a massive criminal justice omnibus bill on Jan. 13 with only Democratic support, navigating initial opposition from labor unions and municipal interest groups, as well as intense Republican and law enforcement pushback.
How Black Caucus passed reforms
Private negotiations, crunch-time changes led to bill’s passage
By Raymon Troncoso
Capitol News Illinois
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing “Lame Duck Look Back” series in which Capitol News Illinois is following up on the major bills that passed both chambers of the General Assembly in the Jan. 8-13 lame duck session. This is the first of multiple stories examining the criminal justice reform backed by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois General Assembly passed a massive criminal justice omnibus bill on Jan. 13 with only Democratic support, navigating initial opposition from labor unions and municipal interest groups, as well as intense Republican and law enforcement pushback.
In the first days of the lame duck session, the bill drew strong opposition from labor groups and law enforcement. Several, including Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow, testified in opposition of the bill.
Updated 1/15/2021 9:08 AM
No cash bail. No promise of state funding to help pay for and operate mandatory body cameras. No accusers names on misconduct complaints against police officers, and no sworn affidavits supporting them.
No good.
That s some suburban law enforcement leaders assessment of a sweeping criminal justice bill passed Wednesday by the Illinois General Assembly and now awaiting the signature of Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Police leaders we spoke to this week say they welcome much-needed reforms but that the legislation passed this week makes officers jobs more difficult, and it ll be communities that suffer as a result. We re disheartened by what occurred, said Crystal Lake Chief James Black, who s also president of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police. We will continue to move forward and we will obviously work to make sure that we are in compliance with the provisions of the state statute, but I just think that, unfortunately, it s going to be our com