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Most portions of the law were introduced by lawmakers over the past decade. Yet, those plans never received the same support the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus had in 2020 following
Illinois is the first state in the country to completely end the use of money bond.
“It’s a wait and see at this point to see how this plays out,” said Palos Park's police chief as a new cashless bail system goes into effect throughout the state next week.
South suburban police chiefs expressed uncertainty about how cashless bail, which goes into effect Monday, will affect their communities, but said the biggest change for police officers will be the issuance of bonds and arrests. Cashless bail was a measure of the SAFE-T Act, a criminal justice reform bill signed into law in 2021. Some Illinois prosecutors filed a lawsuit seeking to block the ...