Other changes brought about by Thursday's vote include offering free menstrual products in schools and prisons, and free hormonal contraceptives and the morning after pill at state-run health centers.
The new laws expand transgender rights and abortion access, as well as give workers paid menstrual leave. The approval comes ahead of scheduled elections later this year.
Opponents of the cash bail system say it allows those with money to go home while keeping those who can’t afford to post bond in custody, sometimes for years while their case winds through the busy court system.
Chicago alderman and former police officer Anthony Napolitano explains what s behind the crime spree in the Windy City.
Latin King gang members Jesus Moro, 21, and Sergio Rodriguez, 20, were charged with first-degree murder after they allegedly shot and killed 16-year-old Julian Castillo in Chicago on Friday night, police said.
Assistant State’s Attorney Angel Eggleston said that Castillo, a Two-Six gang member, was cutting a friend s hair when Moro and Rodriguez noticed it was a Two-Six cut, which is the haircut for a rival gang, the Chicago Tribune reports. Sergio Rodriguez (left) and Jesus Moro (right) were arrested on first-degree murder charges last Friday after they allegedly shot and killed 16-year-old Julian Castillo.