CHICAGO (WLS) Governor JB Pritzker signed a sweeping police reform bill into law Monday.
Pritzker signed House Bill 3653, also known as the Police and Criminal Justice Reform Bill, at Chicago State University on the South Side. This bill was infused with the power of individuals most directly impacted, survivors of domestic violence, survivors of crime and those who have been detained pre-trial only because they are poor. We are a stronger state when we lift up these voices, Governor Pritzker said.
Governor JB Pritzker signs the Police and Criminal Justice Reform Bill into law at Chicago State University.
The comprehensive reform package was pushed by the Legislative Black Caucus after the death of George Floyd and other cases of police misconduct.
Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill 3653, also known as the Police and Criminal Justice Reform Bill, into law on the South Side. The law requires major reforms in policing, ends cash bail for non-violent offenders, and is opposed by law enforcement.
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Board members approved a resolution in support of opposition to that police reform bill, which could be signed by Governor JB Pritzker later this month or next month.
The Naperville City Council voted 5-4 to reject a resolution asking the governor to veto the Criminal Justice Reform Bill, a sweeping overhaul of the state’s criminal justice system.