Legislators are considering two proposals that threaten the progress Illinois has made with the Pretrial Fairness Act, which put the state at the national forefront of pretrial reform.
In the county’s electronic monitoring program administered by Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart’s office, defendants wear an ankle monitor equipped with GPS and cellular tower tracking technology. Some say the readings are not always accurate, leading to incorrect reports of violations.
January 18, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden has said his administration will release every available vaccine when he takes office January 20th in an effort to reach his goal of 100 million vaccinations in his first 100 days in office. While this is a daunting task in and of itself, the incoming Biden administration faces a challenge to build trust behind the science of the vaccine.
Growing concern over vaccine developmentÂ
As the vaccine rollout has started gaining steam, nearly 40 percent of Americans have said they will âdefinitely notâ or âprobably notâ take the vaccine, according to Pew Research Center. The hesitancy among those individuals is largely based on their concerns regarding the short time it took to develop the vaccine.Â