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With the U.S. Senate preparing to take up a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, the Illinois Municipal League wants local governments, not the governor, to control dollars local governments are meant to get.
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WBGZ Radio 2/24/2021 |
By Greg Bishop - Illinois Radio Network
With the signing of House Bill 3653, Illinois is on the way to ending cash bail. But there are already calls for changing the controversial law Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted Monday that brings sweeping changes to the state’s system of justice.
There are a slew of changes the governor enacted Monday. The bill he signed was championed by the Legislative Black Caucus to bring reforms it said would address systemic racism in law enforcement.
State Sen. Robert Peters, D-Chicago, joined the governor in Chicago for the bill signing Monday. He said it’s historic that they’re ending cash bail as a state, something he said brings equity to the state’s system of justice by not locking up poor minorities suspected of crimes.