Police in Illinois conducted nearly 200,000 more traffic stops in 2023 compared to the previous year.

Illinois implements the Pretrial Fairness Act and becoming the first state in the country to completely end the use of money bail.

The Illinois Supreme Court issued the strongest possible decision finding the Pretrial Fairness Act constitutional and directing courts across the state to implement the law and end the use of money bond.

Today’s action on a trailer bill addressing clarifications of the SAFE-T Act will result in the end of the money bond system in Illinois beginning in January 2023. Detention while awaiting trial should never have depended on one’s wealth – and that soon will end.