ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 17: Sims plan to protect right to public defender at bail hearings passes the Senate

Source chicago-city-wire
Original Load Date April 21, 2019, 9 p.m.
Last Updated April 21, 2019, 9 p.m.
Original URL https://southcooknews.com/stories/512448782-illinois-state-senate-district-17-sims-plan-to-protect-right-to-public-defender-at-bail-hearings-passes-the-senate

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** Illinois State Senate District 17 issued the following announcement on April 18. ** A plan that would protect Illinoisans’ right to a public defender passed the Senate recently. State Senator Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D-Chicago) sponsors the proposal, which creates the Public Defender Bail Reform Gra...