SAFE-T Act

Trump Tower on Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago

Trump: Chicago Crime Is Down in Spite of ‘Incompetent’ Pritzker; Could Be Down 100% If Not for Pritzker

Wed Jan 14, 2026 12:02 am Cardinal News

Jim Talamonti | The Center Square (The Center Square) – President Donald Trump says crime in Chicago would go down virtually 100% if not for Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The president spoke with reporters outside the […]

Donald Trump 2025 portrait/Official 2025 Inauguration Invite (PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Torok)

Trump Discusses Ending “No Cash Bail in Chicago” While Announcing National Guard Takeover of Policing in Washington DC

Mon Aug 11, 2025 12:08 pm Cardinal News

President Trump appeared to vow to “end no cash bail” in Chicago while announcing a federal takeover of policing in Washington D.C. and the deployment of the National Guard to the national capital Monday (CBS […]

Phillip Stamps Jr, charged with Aggravated Kidnapping - Dangerous Weapon, Armed Robbery, and Aggravated Battery in a Public Place (SOURCE: DuPage County Sheriff's Office)

Pre-Trial Detention Denied in DuPage County for 3 Charged with Aggravated Kidnapping, Beating Victim

Fri Nov 8, 2024 07:17 am Cardinal News

A man in Lombard was attempting to sell a car, but instead he was kidnapped, beaten and bitten by three offenders, who were later released by a DuPage County judge under the Illinois SAFE-T Act […]

Nicholas M. Koczor, charged with Aggravated Battery to a Police Officer and Harassment by Telephone (SOURCE: McHenry County Sheriff's Office)

McHenry County Court-Released Defendant Considered “SAFE-T Act Failure” Moved to Stephenson County Jail

Wed Sep 27, 2023 06:18 pm Cardinal News

Nicholas Koczor was transferred at 7:53 a.m. today from McHenry County Jail to Stephenson County Jail. Stephenson County, Illinois is located west of Rockford, Illinois. According to the victim notification system VINE (Victim Information and […]

McHenry County Court Releases “SAFE-T Act Failure” Defendant, But Jail Holds Him for Another Agency

Tue Sep 26, 2023 08:28 am Cardinal News

UPDATE … Nicholas Koczor was released at 7:53 a.m. today from McHenry County Jail and transferred to Stephenson County Jail. In a case provided as an example of failure of the SAFE-T Act, the McHenry […]

Patrick Kenneally, McHenry County State's Attorney (McHenry County State's Attorney's Office)

Day 1 of SAFE-T Act Reveals Concerns with Releases of Non-Detainable Defendants to the Community in McHenry County

Tue Sep 19, 2023 07:58 pm Cardinal News

The first day (Monday, September 18, 2023) operating under the SAFE-T Act, also known as the Pretrial Fairness Act, resulted in the absurd and incoherent results many predicted, according to McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick […]

State’s Attorneys from 33 Illinois Counties Seek to Strike Down State’s Gun and Magazine Ban

Tue Apr 11, 2023 10:44 am Cardinal News

Greg Bishop | The Center Square (The Center Square) – About a third of Illinois’ state’s attorneys want to see the Illinois Supreme Court strike down the state’s gun and magazine ban. The Macon County […]

A Memphis Police Department BodyCam image at 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, January 7, 2023 (SOURCE: Memphis Police Department)

Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police Reacts to Memphis Police Body Video

Tue Jan 31, 2023 12:37 pm Cardinal News

By Andrew Hensel | The Center Square Illinois law enforcement officials are speaking out against a traffic incident that led to a Memphis man’s beating death. In early January 2023, Memphis, Tennessee police pulled over […]

Statement from DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser on Filing Illinois Supreme Court Action Regarding Safe-T-Act Implementation

Fri Dec 30, 2022 07:19 pm Cardinal News

Statement from DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser Regarding Filing Emergency Motion for Supervisory Order in the Illinois Supreme Court Regarding Safe-T-Act Implementation DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert […]

End of Cash Bail Ruled Unconstitutional in 65 of 102 Illinois Counties

Thu Dec 29, 2022 05:55 pm Cardinal News

State Rep. Blaine Wilhour: SAFE-T Act Was about Infusing Our Criminal Justice System with Woke Ideology and Completely Upending Our Constitution Reaction continued Thursday after a Kankakee County judge ruled the provision that eliminates cash […]

Pritzker Signs Amendments to SAFE-T Act December 6; Lawsuit Fighting Implementation Begins December 20

Tue Dec 6, 2022 07:41 pm Cardinal News

By Greg Bishop | The Center Square Amendments to Illinois’ SAFE-T Act are now law. The controversial legislation passed the previous General Assembly in January 2021. It brought about sweeping changes to the state’s criminal […]

Eric Rinehart (Lake County State's Attorney's Office)

Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office Files Detention Petitions Against All Alleged Murderers, Sex Offenders, and Felony Domestic Abusers Currently in Lake County Jail

Wed Nov 30, 2022 01:13 pm Cardinal News

More Petitions to Follow in Anticipation of SAFE-T Act Taking Effect (Lake County, IL) Today, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office announced that, pursuant to the SAFE-T Act’s new detention system, it has filed detention petitions […]

Officials Oppose End of Cash Bail; But Pritzker Says End of Cash Bail Prevents Low Level Criminals from Sitting in Jail For Months

Tue Aug 9, 2022 11:33 am Cardinal News

By Andrew Hensel | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker is defending the SAFE-T Act despite criticisms from law enforcement statewide that it will make Illinois less safe. The Safety, Accountability, […]

Body worn camera image from Axon Enterprise Inc. camera (Source: Arlington Heights Police Department)

Arlington Heights Police Dept. Deploys Body Worn Cameras, First Group will Wear Them This Week

Mon Mar 28, 2022 03:30 pm Cardinal News

The Arlington Heights Police Department announced Monday, March 28, 2022 the deployment of body worn camera is to be deployed among some police officers this week. In the early part of 2021, the Illinois Safety, […]

Jim Durkin R-Western Springs (SOURCE: repdurkin.com)

Illinois Lawmakers Blame SAFE-T Act After Shooting Death Case in Chicago Results in No Murder Charge

Thu Feb 10, 2022 07:26 am Cardinal News

Illinois House GOP calls for pepeal of SAFE-T Act after Pritzker Law lets criminal evade justice (Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs). YouTube Tips ⓘ By Kevin Bessler | The Center Square Citing a grand jury’s refusal […]

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