SAFE-T Act

A Joliet man who was working as a 7-Eleven clerk when he was charged with a July 5 shooting told a Will County judge that he was threatened with a gun and acted in self-defense.

A DeKalb County judge on Monday released a Kingston man charged with attempted murder in a DeKalb stabbing, citing law that requires court rulings to consider how to mitigate public threat if released.

A Joliet man who was previously released from jail by a Will County judge has been arrested a second time after he was accused again of possessing a handgun modified to fire automatically.

One year after Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate the use of cash bail, the impact on the state’s criminal justice system appears to have been far less dramatic than people on either side of the debate had predicted

The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a pair of cases that test the authority of local courts to hold criminal suspects behind bars while they await trial

A Joliet man charged with a robbery had been released from jail under an electronic monitoring court order in a separate gun-related case filed last year, court records show.

One of the two suspects in the shooting that damaged vehicles at the Joliet mayor's Hyundai dealership could be heard on video saying, “I’m going to try and hit that car,” prosecutors said.

An attempted first-degree murder charge was filed against a Bolingbrook man accused of setting fire to a homeless man who later died from his injuries.

A Philadelphia man is behind bars in Whiteside County, charged with trafficking and possessing 150 pounds of cannabis that he said he stole in northern California and was driving to the Chicago area to sell.

A search warrant at a west side residence in Joliet led to the alleged discovery of heroin, methamphetamine, syringes, pipes and pills, a police spokesman said.

Calls of “Justice for Sonya” rang through the sanctuary of a church on Chicago’s West Side on Tuesday at a rally hosted in response to the death of Sonya Massey on July 6. 

A man in Bolingbrook has died after he was allegedly set on fire by another man. The suspect was on pretrial release despite being charged with an offense eligible for detention under the SAFE-T Act.

A Bolingbrook man charged with setting a homeless man on fire had already been on pretrial release in another case where he’s charged with causing a fire at Little Caesars restaurant.

A Bolingbrook man is accused of allowing the shut down of an electronic monitoring device that was placed on him after he was charged with a battering his former girlfriend and violating her protective order.

A Joliet man recently charged with murder had been on electronic monitoring well before no-cash bail went into effect. He was released from jail on cash bail last year after he was charged with violent crimes, including attempted murder.

Nine months after cash bail ended in Illinois, the state is taking its first steps in publishing the data that crafters of the bail reform law saw as essential to judging its effectiveness

A new detention hearing was held for a man charged with killing a woman at the Joliet Outlaws clubhouse. A retired judge was found to have failed to follow requirements under a provision of the SAFE-T Act.

Prosecutors are requesting a new pretrial release hearing for a man charged with killing a woman at the Joliet Outlaws clubhouse. Prosecutors contend a judge refused to follow a provision of the SAFE-T Act when allowing the man's jail release.

On May 6, Polo City Council members voted to purchase six body cameras and four squad dashboard cameras for the Polo Police Department from Axon Enterprise, of Scottsdale, Arizona, for a total of $74,901 over five years.

A Chicago man has been charged in Will County with disclosing a woman’s private images on the website Reddit. He was arrested in Missouri and awaits extradition to Illinois, police said.

A Will County judge ordered the jail release of a man charged with a 2017 murder at the Joliet Outlaws clubhouse but he suspended his court order to give prosecutors time to appeal his decision.

A judge granted default judgment after Salem Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Joliet failed to respond to a lawsuit filed against them over the death of a resident who was attacked by another resident.

Judge Dave Carlson will decide Monday whether Jeremy Boshears should be released from jail ahead of a second murder trial.

After spending more than a month in jail, a man was released when a Will County judge determined he was not charged with an offense eligible for detention under the SAFE-T Act.

The burglaries and other property damage incidents occurred between December 2022 and April 2023 resulting in damages of over $75,000, according to Batavia police.

A Will County judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of a woman charged with stabbing a dog in Crest Hill and swinging a knife at two people.

A DeKalb County judge on Monday ordered the release of Nathan P. Sweeney, accused of driving under the influence of drugs and causing the crash that killed DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy Christina Musil.

Safe Suburbs USA, a political action committee, is hosting a panel discussion on public safety in Kane County, with a focus on Geneva, from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Riverside Receptions, 35 N. River Lane, Geneva.

Newly released police records reveal the allegations that led to the obstructing justice charges filed against the girlfriend of a Joliet mass shooting suspect.

Will County prosecutors argue a Coal City man can still undergo a second trial for the 2017 murder of a woman at the Joliet Outlaws clubhouse. The man is trying to get the case dismissed on double jeopardy grounds.

A Will County judge decided to release a former Joliet housing official from jail after his attorney raised issues about his client's medical condition.

After a Will County judge granted a new trial for a man charged with a 2017 murder at the Joliet Outlaws' clubhouse, the man is now seeking his release from jail under the SAFE-T Act.

Another event about the abolishment of cash bail under the SAFE-T Act will be held on Feb. 28 at the Fountaindale Public Library District in Bolingbrook.

A Will County judge ordered a former Joliet housing official to stay in jail on felony charges of drug possession and a charge alleging he violated a stalking no-contact order.

A legal expert with the ACLU of Illinois said the elimination of cash bail is still subject to a "campaign of misinformation" that may increase with the current election year.

The event regarding the cashless bail provision of the SAFE-T Act will be held at Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet.

In response to questions over the case against Joliet mass shooting suspect's girlfriend, a police spokesman said investigators "continue their methodical investigation of this very complex case."

A Crest Hill man charged with the 2018 murder of a bartender at Izzy's bar will remain in jail on a $10 million bond. His case is set for trial next September.

The girlfriend of Romeo Nance, a Joliet mass shooting suspect, made her first court appearance on Thursday.

The man charged with the 2018 murder of a bartender at Izzy's bar in Joliet is scheduled to be back in court Wednesday seeking a reduction of his $10 million bond.

Kenneally: According to court data, crime among those on bail/pre-trial release is up over 40% in the first three months of the SAFE-T Act when compared to the same time-period in 2022.

The mother of a Richmond Township 14-year-old who died this week has been charged in the case; authorities said she hid and tried to flee while her son was in distress.

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A Cary man accused of seriously injuring an infant sought to be let out of jail under the SAFE-T Act but was denied.

John Maly, initially charged with drug-induced homicide, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in the death of Tyler Martin.

A Harvard man was 17 when in September when initially charged in connection with an exchange of gunfire that left an 18-year-old injured.

Douglas Boncosky is accused of identity theft, forgery and other crimes against an elderly relative.

Christopher Beale, who's been representing himself in a 2018 Joliet murder case, has been released from jail. He motioned for his pretrial release under the SAFE-T Act.

The county cited "several years of reduced or stagnant levy revenue ... increased unfunded mandates and continued high inflation" in making budget decisions.

State Rep. Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, recently held a law enforcement luncheon in her 89th District.