Illinois suburban police are being asked to volunteer and help Chicago in the event that possible city police officer shortages lead to critical situations, according to a report.
Updated 7/19/2021 6:27 PM
Kane County officials are estimating a $6.7 million annual income loss along with roughly $5 million in new annual expenses when Illinois courts switch to a cashless bail system in 2023.
As the justice system scrambles to find new ideas to pay for itself, Republican county board members may now make law enforcement the new priority for spending federal American Rescue Plan dollars.
Members of the county s justice system, including the chief judge and circuit court clerk, presented their estimated financial impact of the Illinois Pre-Trial Fairness Act at a county board committee meeting last week.
The act was passed in February as part of a larger justice reform package.
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Good Wednesday morning, Illinois. President Joe Biden gives his first address to a joint session of Congress today, talking bigly about his accomplishments and his plans for education and taxes. We ll be watching.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker put to rest Tuesday the idea that an independent commission would redraw legislative and congressional districts. The governor had used the word “independent” back when he ran for office, and advocates and Republicans tried holding him to it.
Social worker with Kane County Sheriff s Office helps crime victims alongside deputies
Social worker with Kane County Sheriff’s Office helps crime victims alongside deputies
In 2020, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office hired Nicole Krupp, one of the state s first social workers to be embedded in a police department.
KANE COUNTY - In 2020, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office hired Nicole Krupp, one of the state s first social workers to be embedded in a police department.
Krupp has assisted in serious crimes against minors, seniors, and domestic violence and sex crime victims.
Krupp is on call 24/7 with the
Kane County Sheriff s Office to assist crime victims alongside deputies.
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