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As his administration faces mounting pressure to release Justice Department files related the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, President Donald Trump is highlighting a different criminal justice issue…
Read more FACT FOCUS: Trump claims cashless bail increases crime, but data is inconclusiveWASHINGTON (AP) — A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is upending gun laws across the country, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm…
Read more Turmoil in courts on gun laws in wake of justices’ rulingSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Supreme Court has halted provisions of a new law that would eliminate cash bail for criminal defendants, issuing a stay hours before the…
Read more Illinois high court halts elimination of cash bailTaxes will fall and minimum wages rise for residents in numerous states as a variety of new laws take effect Sunday that could impact people’s finances and, in…
Read more Taxes fall, wages rise and jaywalking OK’d by new state lawsCHICAGO — A judge on Saturday set bond at $50,000 for the father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people at a July 4 parade who…
Read more Bond set at $50K for father of July 4 shooting suspectCHICAGO — The father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people in a mass shooting at a July 4 parade in a Chicago suburb has been…
Read more Father of July 4 shooting suspect charged with 7 felonies
