There was no bond court in the Cook County criminal courthouse today
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
September 18, 20234m 26s
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Show Notes
Instead there were first appearances and detention hearings.
It’s one of many changes prompted by Illinois’ historic decision to outlaw the use of cash bail across the state.
Matthew Hendrickson is a reporter with the Chicago Sun-Times. He covers the Cook County courts.
Today, he’s been watching closely as court actors figure out a whole new process of making pretrial decisions.
Reporter: Matthew Hendrickson