Indeed, pretrial incarceration of more than 23 hours, which is often the result of unaffordable cash bail, has been tied to a “consistent and statistically significant increase in the likelihood ...

The case-management conference in the case of the alleged Highland Park parade shooter lasted less than five minutes, but the judge signaled that more substantive hearings were on the horizon.

That change is spurring debate and concern about what the pretrial process will look like and what impact it will have on public safety in Illinois, with rhetoric heating up as elections approach.

In 2019, our state leaders set out to create a more equitable system, overhauling key components of the pretrial process, including bail, evidence sharing, pretrial services and noncustodial arrests.

A federal judge made the comments as he considered requests to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the court’s bond review process and the county’s pretrial release program ...

The implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act has ushered in a new pretrial process, marking an important step toward making Illinois’ system safer and more equitable. The bond office at ...

House Bills 4655-4662 will create a fairer pretrial process by improving court processes, strengthening due process rights and improving current bail practices.