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Monday marked a historic moment in criminal justice as Kane County’s courtrooms and those in the rest of Illinois moved to a cashless bail system for defendants charged with a crime. Now, judges decide whether defendants should be jailed until trial or set free without a cash bail. The decision depends on the severity of the crime, the defendant’s criminal history, their likelihood to flee and .