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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Matthew Hendrickson

‘Badly flawed.” Illinois attorney general files brief with state Supreme Court contesting ruling that blocked bail reform

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks as Gov. J.B. Pritzker prepares to sign a sweeping criminal justice reform on Feb. 22, 2021. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times)

The Illinois attorney general’s office on Thursday filed its opening argument with the state’s highest court as it seeks to overturn a judge’s ruling that found parts of the controversial SAFE-T Act unconstitutional.

Among the goals of the landmark criminal justice bill was the elimination of cash bail in the state, which would have made Illinois the first state in the nation to do so.

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