Agenda - South Jacksonville trustees, March 4
Rochelle Eiselt
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South Jacksonville trustees are scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. today in Village Hall at 301 Dewey Drive.
The meeting will also be available via Zoom or by calling 312-626-6799 with meeting ID 993-584-5163 and passcode 62650.
Among the items on the agenda are:
• Discussion of using the “Code Red” emergency alert message system
• Approval of a resolution regarding House Bill 3653
• Discussion of renewing electric aggregation agreement
• Approval of hiring a full-time officer and part-time officer for South Jacksonville Police Department Newsletter Signup
Law enforcement groups respond to criminal justice reform
Raymon Toncoso Capitol News Illinois
Feb. 24, 2021
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SPRINGFIELD Law enforcement groups have decried the Monday signing of a massive criminal justice reform bill into law by Gov. JB Pritzker, referring to the legislation as anti-police with provisions that will lead to unintended consequences.
House Bill 3653, referred to as the “Safe-T Act,” ends the use of cash bail by 2023 and grants increased state oversight of police agencies statewide, among other provisions. Law enforcement and Republican lawmakers opposed the legislation, citing problematic language in some provisions, while maintaining support for the law’s intent.
Pritzker signs criminal justice reform package thetelegraph.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thetelegraph.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Crime-related resolutions on county board agenda
Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com
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State Rep. Justin Slaughter, D-Chicago, is swarmed after the criminal justice reform bill passes the Illinois House during the lame-duck session for the Illinois House of Representatives on Jan. 13 at the Bank of Springfield Center. Madison County Board members will vote Wednesday on urging Gov. J.B. Pritzker to not sign the legislation.
EDWARDSVILLE Two crime-related resolutions may be considered by the Madison County Board at its regular Wednesday meeting.
One addresses Bi-State Development security in the wake of a highly-publicized murder of an unarmed MetroLink security guard. The other would oppose House Bill 3653, a criminal justice reform bill recently approved in the Illinois General Assembly and awaiting action by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.