Illinois became the first state to entirely eliminate cash bail as of September 2023. Six months post-implementation, proponents like the Faith Coalition for the Common Good praise the Act for
CHICAGO — Families of gun violence victims are asking the legislature to reform how police handle unsolved murder investigations through legislation introduced last week.
In Chicago, police announced last month that in 2023, the department reached a 51.7 percent clearance rate, the highest since 2019. Clearance rates are an oft-maligned metric, as they reflect crimes which occurred in past years but were solved recently.