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Upon taking office, Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke implemented policy changes that are contributing to a rise in pretrial jailing. Researchers at the Loyola Chicago Center for [...]

As a new year in the Illinois General Assembly gets underway, more than 100 advocacy, health and human services, faith and community organizations sent a letter to Governor Pritzker and the [...]

On January 8th, the Judiciary Committee of the United States House of Representatives held a hearing in which they discussed two reactionary and dangerous bills aimed specifically at increasing [...]

Five years ago today, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Pretrial Fairness Act as part of the SAFE-T Act. For more than five years leading up to that historic moment, communities across our [...]

One year ago today, Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke took office and immediately began implementing harmful policies that have increased the number of people locked up in Cook [...]

Our hearts go out to Bethany MaGee and her family, who experienced an unimaginable horror. Her recovery will be long, and we know the pain and fear of what happened will live with her [...]

In January 2025, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office instituted what they call the “Felony Review Bypass Program,” which allows the Chicago Police Department to file felony charges directly [...]

Today, the Cook County Board of Commissioners voted to approve President Preckwinkle’s $10.1 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2026. The Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice commends the [...]

Later this week, the Cook County Board of Commissioners will vote on President Preckwinkle’s $10.1 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2026. While we commend the County Board for rejecting [...]

More than 60 community, faith, policy, and service-providing organizations have joined the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice to call on the Cook County Board of Commissioners to take action [...]