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Law center shows benefits of cash bail reform, South Side school to become temporary shelter for migrants and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul appeals decision derailing bail reform in 64 counties

The most controversial provision of the SAFE-T Act promises to end the cash bail system starting this Sunday — but not in 64 counties where authorities have sued to halt the reform.

Chicago Sun-Times

Judge Rules Illinois' Elimination of Cash Bail Unconstitutional

The governor and attorney general say they’ll appeal to the state Supreme Court.

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Despite legal limbo, Illinois' elimination of cash bail set to take effect Jan. 1

CHICAGO — The Illinois criminal justice system is set for a major makeover beginning Sunday, replacing a cash-bail structure with one that requires judges to more carefully weigh who among the accused should be held in custody before trial without using money as a factor.

Chicago Tribune

Cook County still poised to end cash bail Sunday despite uncertainty after Kankakee County judge’s ruling

A judge deemed a provision of the SAFE-T Act unconstitutional as part of a lawsuit involving 64 other counties, but reform will move ahead as planned in Chicago and its immediate suburbs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Critics expect chaos under Illinois bail ban despite ruling

Critics of a law to eliminate cash bail in Illinois starting Sunday fear a judge’s ruling that the plan is unconstitutional will create a chaotic system of pretrial release unless urgent action is taken

The Independent UK

Judge rules portion of SAFE-T Act ending cash bail is unconstitutional

Kankakee County Chief Judge Thomas Cunnington sided with prosecutors and sheriffs from across Illinois in ruling that the cash bail section of the legislation violates the Illinois Constitution. Attorney General Kwame Raoul has vowed to appeal.

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EPA gives Sims a passing grade on air; expert critic says testing is flawed

A UIC chemist calls the analysis from air monitoring around Sims Metal Management problematic, providing “no useful information for many important pollutants.”

Chicago Sun-Times

South Side center for LGBTQ+ residents under financial probe

The Illinois attorney general’s office confirmed it is reviewing an independent report on Brave Space Alliance’s finances.

Chicago Sun-Times

Recalled toys, counterfeits and other safety hazards of the holiday season

Online buying makes it easier for recalled items or counterfeit, unsafe toys to still end up in the hands of children, experts warn.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kwame Raoul declares victory in bid for second term as attorney general

A major criminal justice reform law, COVID-19 mandates and abortion were among the issues in the campaign.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois AG sues to stop Jewel-Osco parent Albertsons from paying $4 billion dividend

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has sued grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, which announced in October they plan to merge, over a nearly $4 billion payment scheduled to go out to Albertsons shareholders in November.

Chicago Tribune

Little common ground between Attorney General Kwame Raoul and challenger Tom DeVore

The incumbent and his Republican opponent on the November ballot are on opposite ends of, among other things, the fight over a major criminal justice reform signed into law last year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinal Blase Cupich is still keeping secrets on child sex abuse by order priests

The Archdiocese of Chicago for the first time has posted the names of credibly accused sex-offender priests from multiple Catholic religious orders — with many unexplained omissions.

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Sun-Times/WBEZ Poll: Pritzker’s ‘coattails’ pull other, lesser-known statewide Democrats along for the ride

Democrats hold strong leads in the races for Illinois secretary of state, attorney general, comptroller and treasurer, according to the poll. “Absolutely, I do think it’s a coattail effect with Gov. Pritzker,” one voter said.

Chicago Sun-Times

In Pilsen, community effort builds to close Chicago’s last big scrap-metal shredder

Mary Gonzales, 81, is leading the push to close the pollution-emitting operation owned by Sims Metal Management.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois GOP attorney general candidate has record of taking critics to court, including his girlfriend’s mom and the governor

CHICAGO — While running for a downstate school board seat five years ago, Republican Illinois attorney general candidate Thomas DeVore complained in a Facebook post about students who struggled to make correct change at a concession stand during a basketball game.

Chicago Sun-Times

Juul Labs, target of $440 million settlement, has given Illinois pols over $120,000 since 2020

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch has been a major recipient of the company’s giving, campaign-finance records show.

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Illinois accuses Bridgeview construction company of stealing wages from union carpenters

Drive Construction allegedly funneled payments to carpenters through sham subcontractors to pay less than what the state’s overtime and prevailing wage laws require

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, other pols keep taking money from pharma companies implicated in opioid crisis

The Oak Park Democrat continues to accept campaign money from Johnson & Johnson, 1 of 4 companies paying $26 billion to settle suits accusing them of fueling the crisis. He’s not the only Illinois official doing so.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey resumes calling Chicago a ‘hellhole’ at state fair’s GOP day

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Darren Bailey, who had tempered his criticism of Chicago since winning the Republican nomination for governor, returned to calling the state’s largest city a crime-ridden “hellhole” Thursday in playing to a downstate crowd during the GOP’s annual day at the Illinois State Fair.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois to spend up to $760 million from lawsuit settlement to confront opioid crisis

The money will come from Illinois’ share of a multistate settlement with drug companies.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois launches statewide gun trace database to combat illegal firearm trafficking

Crime Gun Connect will compile data about weapons from departments across the state.

Chicago Sun-Times

Republican attorney general candidates decry ‘tyrannical’ Pritzker, his ‘wingman’ Raoul and Illinois’ ‘world-famous’ corruption

Downstate attorney Tom DeVore is up against suburban lawyers Steve Kim and David Shestokas for the GOP nomination to take on Democratic Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jim Ryan, two-term Illinois attorney general, former GOP governor nominee, dead at 76

In 2002, Mr. Ryan passed up a possible third term as attorney general and ran for governor, losing to Democrat Rod Blagojevich.

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