Illinois Supreme Court Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/illinois-supreme-court/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Thu, 27 Jul 2023 05:20:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Illinois Supreme Court Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/illinois-supreme-court/ 32 32 163009088 Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Safe-T Act, Elimination of Cash Bail https://www.chicagoreporter.com/illinois-supreme-court-upholds-safe-t-act-elimination-of-cash-bail/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/illinois-supreme-court-upholds-safe-t-act-elimination-of-cash-bail/#respond Fri, 21 Jul 2023 01:45:06 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7847178 Illinois becomes the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail. The Illinois Supreme Court today upheld the state law ending cash bail, also known as the SAFE-T Act. The law will take effect on Sept. 18, giving local authorities two months to prepare for the changes.  Based on the 5-2 decision, defendants will no longer […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/illinois-supreme-court-upholds-safe-t-act-elimination-of-cash-bail/feed/ 0 7847178 Bad police fingerprint work undermines Chicago property crime cases https://www.chicagoreporter.com/bad-police-fingerprint-work-undermines-chicago-property-crime-cases/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/bad-police-fingerprint-work-undermines-chicago-property-crime-cases/#respond Tue, 12 Mar 2019 11:00:01 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=2986019 Experts and judges question the quality of fingerprint analysis by Chicago police forensics, hampering prosecutions in burglary and theft cases.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/bad-police-fingerprint-work-undermines-chicago-property-crime-cases/feed/ 0 2986019 New law limits jail time for poor who commit certain crimes https://www.chicagoreporter.com/new-law-limits-jail-time-for-poor-who-commit-certain-crimes/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/new-law-limits-jail-time-for-poor-who-commit-certain-crimes/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2015 15:33:18 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=77308 Some experts say cash bonds are inherently unfair to low-income people and additional reforms are needed.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/new-law-limits-jail-time-for-poor-who-commit-certain-crimes/feed/ 0 77308 Ten Cases, Many Questions https://www.chicagoreporter.com/ten-cases-many-questions/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/ten-cases-many-questions/#respond Thu, 01 Jun 2000 13:00:35 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=1148086 For years, Comité Exigimos Justicia has been collecting evidence of innocence—and of police misconduct—in murder convictions investigated by Chicago police Detective Reynaldo Guevara.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/ten-cases-many-questions/feed/ 0 1148086 Eyewitnesses Confuse, Convict in Humboldt Park Murder Cases https://www.chicagoreporter.com/eyewitnesses-confuse-convict-in-humboldt-park-murder-cases/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/eyewitnesses-confuse-convict-in-humboldt-park-murder-cases/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2000 13:00:30 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=1147889 In 2000, The Chicago Reporter investigated a string of questionable murder convictions tied to Chicago police Detective Reynaldo Guevara.

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