Restore Justice Illinois is making its first ever endorsement in the Cook County, Illinois State’s Attorney race. We are endorsing Kim Foxx because she is the best choice for the vast majority of Illinoisans. As the founder of Restore Justice Illinois, I’ve spent soul-rending hours in...
SENTENCING FELONY-MURDER RULE REFORM – HB1615/SB2292 In Illinois, person can be charged and convicted of first-degree murder—a conviction that carries a minimum sentence of twenty years and a maximum sentence of natural life—even if they did not actually kill the victim or intend to participate in a...
We, the full time Chief Public Defenders of our respective Counties, support the passage of HB 531 (SA 1). It has been forty (40) years since the General Assembly instituted determinate sentencing by abolishing parole in the State of Illinois. It is time to bring...