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Originally published on blockclubchicago.org 07/18/23  |  Photo: Maxwell Evans/Block Club Chicago

Instead of a judge assigning bail, the law would trigger hearings with the judge deciding whether a defendant should be held before trial, supporters said.

A drawn-out legal battle is over as the Illinois Supreme Court moved Tuesday to uphold a law that will end cash bail in the state by this fall.

In a 5-2 ruling, the state’s Supreme Court said cash bail will be eliminated across the state starting Sept. 18. While other states have drawn back cash bail, Illinois is now the first state to fully abolish it.

Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis concluded that the state’s constitution “does not mandate that monetary bail is the only means to ensure criminal defendants appear for trials or the only means to protect the public,” adding that ending cash bail could “balance” the rights’ of defendants and victims.

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