Rep. Justin Slaughter, D-Chicago, reaches for a black glove to put on as the vote begins on the criminal justice reform bill during the lame-duck session for the Illinois House of Representatives on Jan. 13, 2021, at the Bank of Springfield Center. (Credit: Justin L. Fowler of […]
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Lawmakers pass 2nd follow-up measure to last year’s criminal justice reform | Politics
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers this week passed a bill clarifying issues around the massive criminal justice reform bill that passed with the support of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus last year. On a 67-42 vote, the House voted on Wednesday, Jan. 5, to accept a Senate amendment to House Bill […]