Should cash bail be eliminated? The practice of allowing a person who has been arrested to pay money to be released from jail before their trial or hearing has long been controversial. Lately ...

Sheriff Apple, also a Democrat, says because David Soares is leading the fight against bail reform, other Democrats want to go in a different direction. "The race for Albany County District ...

Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Share A year into Illinois’ bail reform, more people charged with domestic violence in Cook County have been ordered held pending trial compared to the year prior.