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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 [...]

Today, Illinois celebrates the second anniversary of the successful implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act and the end of money bond. Since the law’s implementation, the rates of both [...]

In 2021, the Illinois legislature passed the Pretrial Fairness Act. With its implementation in 2023, Illinois became the first state in the country to completely end the use of money bond. [...]

Today, President Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at forcing states that have ended or reduced the use of money bail in the pretrial process to reverse those policies. This [...]

Yeseterday, Governor JB Pritzker signed the FAIR (Funded Advocacy & Independent Representation) Act into law. Advocates and public defenders across Illinois are celebrating this meaningful [...]