Podcasts about safe t act

The Safe-T-Act gave smaller departments extra time to comply. But the requirement kicked in for all law enforcement this month.

Retired Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel chats with Bret Gogoel about the SAFE-T Act, new proposed legislation by the chief, crime, punishment, and so much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Retired Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel chats with Bret Gogoel about the SAFE-T Act, the end of electronic monitoring by one police institution in the Chicago area, crime, punishment, and so much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  0:00 - Rich Chicagoans getting hammered on their condos   14:22 - Trump with Welker: Hegseth   30:59 - DEATH CULTURE IN THE WEST: Brian Thompson murder   58:36 - KJP noncommittal on preemptive pardons   01:16:55 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation's Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, offers his assessment of al-Jolani & Co assuming control of Syria   01:37:14 - Bob Milan, former first assistant state's attorney of Cook County, IL and former assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois: We must amend the Safe-T-Act and train judges on the importance of protecting the public from violent offenders   01:53:33 - Trump with Welker: birthright citizenship   02:13:14 - NY Times Best Selling author of Tucker, the biography of Tucker Carlson, Chadwick Moore, offers the New Yorker's perspective on the Daniel Penny case and asks  Can Democrats quit transgenderism? For more from Chadwick, check out his substack  substack.com/@chadwickmoore  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Attorney Audriana Anderson from Anderson Attorneys and Advisors joins Jon Hansen to discuss the latest changes in the SAFE-T Act. The two break down how prosecutors must now seek a pre-trial detention for anyone who is accused of certain crimes. To learn more about how Attorney Audriana Anderson can help you, visit www.andersonaa.com/.

Sharone R. Mitchell Jr., Cook County Public Defender, joins Lisa to discuss his issues with the claims that the McHenry County States Attorney made earlier this week. Mitchell Jr. was confused by the numbers presented and says that ‘failure to appear’ cases have slightly fallen since the SAFE-T Act became law. Mitchell Jr. Advocates for […]

Pat Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his view that the SAFE-T Act is not working in McHenry County. Kenneally reviews data that shows the act has failed to deliver on its promise in McHenry County.

Iris Y. Martinez, clerk of the circuit court of Cook County, joins John Williams to discuss her recent op-ed in the Chicago Tribune about how some defendants are missing court appearances and why she believes parts of the SAFE-T act need to be improved.

Iris Y. Martinez, clerk of the circuit court of Cook County, joins John Williams to discuss her recent op-ed in the Chicago Tribune about how some defendants are missing court appearances and why she believes parts of the SAFE-T act need to be improved.

Iris Y. Martinez, clerk of the circuit court of Cook County, joins John Williams to discuss her recent op-ed in the Chicago Tribune about how some defendants are missing court appearances and why she believes parts of the SAFE-T act need to be improved.

One year ago today, Illinois got rid of cash bail under new legislation called the SAFE-T Act. Now, if the state or county want to keep someone in jail, prosecutors have to convince a judge that the accused criminal should remain detained at a pre-trial hearing. St. Louis Public Radio's Will Bauer sat down with Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson at the St. Clair County Courthouse to see how the new system has worked so far.

Peter Hancock from Capitol News Illinois joined Springfield's Morning News to discuss Supreme Court arguments over the SAFE-T Act and a federal court trial next week challenging the state's assault weapons ban.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Also in the news: New study finds the Loop is still the most vital Chicago neighborhood; Amtrack points out new Greyhound bus construction will cause problems; Gary school year has started and more.

Also in the news: New study finds the Loop is still the most vital Chicago neighborhood; Amtrack points out new Greyhound bus construction will cause problems; Gary school year has started and more.

Also in the news: New study finds the Loop is still the most vital Chicago neighborhood; Amtrack points out new Greyhound bus construction will cause problems; Gary school year has started and more.

Chris Southwood, Illinois Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge President, joins John Williams to talk about how his organization had nothing to do with the grievance filed by the Illinois FOP Labor Council in the shooting of Sonya Massey. Chris also discusses the vetting process when hiring police officers, how the SAFE-T Act made things […]

Chris Southwood, Illinois Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge President, joins John Williams to talk about how his organization had nothing to do with the grievance filed by the Illinois FOP Labor Council in the shooting of Sonya Massey. Chris also discusses the vetting process when hiring police officers, how the SAFE-T Act made things […]

Chris Southwood, Illinois Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge President, joins John Williams to talk about how his organization had nothing to do with the grievance filed by the Illinois FOP Labor Council in the shooting of Sonya Massey. Chris also discusses the vetting process when hiring police officers, how the SAFE-T Act made things […]

Retired Cook County Judge Cara Smith joins Lisa Dent to discuss data collected by the Illinois Supreme Court's Office of Statewide Pretrial Services that determined the effectiveness of the state’s new bail reform law that’s also part of the SAFE-T Act. Judge Smith is the director of the Illinois Supreme Court's Office of Statewide Pretrial […]

0:00 - POTUS '24: Hunter verdict   11:56 -  POTUS '24: Trump v Biden polls    30:15 - Border/migrants   45:34 - George Parry, former federal and state prosecutor, calls out the Hunter Biden conviction for what it is "a piece of performance art" Check out George's blog knowledgeisgood.net   01:00:48 - Will County State's Attorney, Jim Glasgow, gives insight into the real-world impact of the Safe-T Act. For more on Jim's work for Will Co willcountysao.com   01:17:07 - We'll never know if Lightfoot was right   01:29:53 - Joshua T. Katz, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, asks What is the grammar of left-wing protesters telling us? 01:47:09 - Executive Director of the American College of Pediatricians, Dr. Jill Simons, is forming a "unified voice" to protect American children. For more on the American College of Pediatricians  acpeds.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Ferguson in the Morning 04-11-24 Illinois Rep. Brad Halbrook talks about the SAFE-T Act and the dangers it presents to residents in the state, along with the Prisoner Review Board, the state grocery tax, the ongoing impact of illegal immigration, and other legislative bills in Springfield. (https://rephalbrook.com/) (https://rephalbrook.com/about/)  (https://illinoisfreedomcaucus.org/)  (@ILFreedomCaucus)  NewsTalkSTL website: https://newstalkstl.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsTalkSTL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NewstalkSTL Livestream 24/7: http://bit.ly/newstalkstlstreamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Ferguson in the Morning 04-11-24 Darrell Jones from the Herzog Foundation talks about their targeted expansion for the MOScholars program.  Get your free subscription to The Lion newsletter here: https://readlion.com/ Darrell's info here: (https://herzogfoundation.com) (https://readlion.com) (@pastordrj)  Missouri bill ending Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood passed the Senate following an 11-hour Democrat filibuster. It now moves on the House. Story here: https://missouriindependent.com/2024/04/10/missouri-planned-parenthood-abortion-medicaid-reimbusements/ Illinois Rep. Brad Halbrook talks about the SAFE-T Act and the dangers it presents to residents in the state, along with the Prisoner Review Board, the state grocery tax, the ongoing impact of illegal immigration, and other legislative bills in Springfield. (https://rephalbrook.com/) (https://rephalbrook.com/about/)  (https://illinoisfreedomcaucus.org/)  (@ILFreedomCaucus)  Random signs that should tell you that you're old! NewsTalkSTL website: https://newstalkstl.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsTalkSTL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NewstalkSTL Livestream 24/7: http://bit.ly/newstalkstlstreamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Ferguson in the Morning 04-09-24 Biden banks on student loan forgiveness issue to win back young leftists. Reactions to Monday's eclipse. Trump announces his position on the abortion issue. Jason Isaac, Founder and CEO of the American Energy Institute, talks about the Left's push for "smart grid" technology and why it's a bad idea.  (https://americanenergyinstitute.com/) (@ISAACforEnergy) (https://americanenergyinstitute.com/team/hon-jason-isaac/) MORNING NEWS DUMP: Biden ignores the Supreme Court ruling once again regarding the student loan issue. Trump announces his position on abortion, leaving it up to the states to decide. MO Gov. Parson denies clemency for convicted double-murderer Brian Dorsey.A drunk driver killed an officer in a patrol cruiser in DeKalb County, IL. The man accused and charged is now out of jail before his trial due to the SAFE-T Act in Illinois which Democrats passed in 2021 and Pritzker signed into law. Online searches spiked up at around 2:20pm CT during the eclipse for phrases like "my eyes hurt" and "why do my eyes hurt?" Cardinals lost to the Phillies 5-3 in 10 innings at Busch Stadium. Game 2 of the series is tonight at 6:45pm with Sonny Gray making his first start for the Redbirds.  NewsTalkSTL website: https://newstalkstl.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsTalkSTL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NewstalkSTL Livestream 24/7: http://bit.ly/newstalkstlstreamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Ferguson in the Morning 04-09-24 Mark Miller from the Pacific Legal Foundation talks about squatters, property rights, and changing laws around the country in order to protect property owners in a manner similar to what was recently done in Florida. Mark's article here: https://pacificlegal.org/squatters-rights-guide/ (https://pacificlegal.org/) (https://pacificlegal.org/staff/mark-miller/) MORNING NEWS DUMP: Biden ignores the Supreme Court ruling once again regarding the student loan issue. Trump announces his position on abortion, leaving it up to the states to decide. MO Gov. Parson denies clemency for convicted double-murderer Brian Dorsey.A drunk driver killed an officer in a patrol cruiser in DeKalb County, IL. The man accused and charged is now out of jail before his trial due to the SAFE-T Act in Illinois which Democrats passed in 2021 and Pritzker signed into law. Online searches spiked up at around 2:20pm CT during the eclipse for phrases like "my eyes hurt" and "why do my eyes hurt?" Cardinals lost to the Phillies 5-3 in 10 innings at Busch Stadium. Game 2 of the series is tonight at 6:45pm with Sonny Gray making his first start for the Redbirds.  NewsTalkSTL website: https://newstalkstl.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsTalkSTL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NewstalkSTL Livestream 24/7: http://bit.ly/newstalkstlstreamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Ferguson in the Morning 04-09-24 Jonathan Williams, Chief Economist and Executive Vice President of Policy at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), talks about their new Rich States, Poor States rankings that were released this morning! The rankings indicate how states can encourage and attract a better economy and offer more opportunities for their citizens. He also compares the rankings of Missouri and Illinois. More info on the latest rankings here: https://alec.org/publication/rich-states-poor-states-17th-edition/ (https://alec.org/)  (https://alec.org/person/jonathan-williams/) MORNING NEWS DUMP: Biden ignores the Supreme Court ruling once again regarding the student loan issue. Trump announces his position on abortion, leaving it up to the states to decide. MO Gov. Parson denies clemency for convicted double-murderer Brian Dorsey.A drunk driver killed an officer in a patrol cruiser in DeKalb County, IL. The man accused and charged is now out of jail before his trial due to the SAFE-T Act in Illinois which Democrats passed in 2021 and Pritzker signed into law. Online searches spiked up at around 2:20pm CT during the eclipse for phrases like "my eyes hurt" and "why do my eyes hurt?" Cardinals lost to the Phillies 5-3 in 10 innings at Busch Stadium. Game 2 of the series is tonight at 6:45pm with Sonny Gray making his first start for the Redbirds.  Jarrett Dieterle, Resident Senior Fellow at the R Street Institute, talks about the benefits of a gig economy and contract work. Read Jarrett's op-ed piece here: https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/counterpoint-when-it-comes-to-the-gig-economy-the-only-thing-to-fear-is-fear-itself/ (https://www.rstreet.org/) (https://www.rstreet.org/people/c-jarrett-dieterle/) NewsTalkSTL website: https://newstalkstl.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsTalkSTL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NewstalkSTL Livestream 24/7: http://bit.ly/newstalkstlstreamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this compelling episode of the Lake Forest Podcast, hosts Pete Jansons and Joe Weiss embark on a deep dive into the complex and often contentious dynamics between the local school administration and its critics. Key Moments: 0:002:51 Pre Show with Joe Weiss In Lake Forest South Naples Florida 4:02 Chicago Bears Accused of Favoring Minority, Female Law Students https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/chicago-bears-accused-of-favoring-minority-female-law-students https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/desktop/document/BresservTheChicagoBearsFootballClubIncetalDocketNo124cv02034NDIll?doc_id=XV0JVBSGCL9A6RS2O3JSSIB4TF 6:11 Asians sueing Harvard for discrimination: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Students_for_Fair_Admissions_v._Harvard#:~:text=harmed%20by%20it.-,In%202020%2C%20the%20U.S.%20Court%20of%20Appeals%20for%20the%20First,unduly%20discriminate%20against%20Asian%20Americans. 7:06 Is there raciisim in this country 8:50 NFL/NCAA Internship Group Picture Internship not one white male 9:04 Jamari Tansmore Lake College Forresters Clip 12:30 Busy couple weeks need to catch up 12:37 Vince Vega Clip 12:43 Matt Montgomery Superintendent Schools District 115 John Noble School Board President 115 13:06 Casimir pulaski day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_Pulaski_Day 13:22 Jonathon Brandmeier https://brandmeiershow.com/ 13:52 Casimir pulaski horse statue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_Casimir_Pulaski 14:51 People losing their minds in 2020 tearing down statues 15:17 Susan B Anthony Quote I shall work for the Republican party and call on all women to join me, precisely... for what that party has done and promises to do for women, nothing more, nothing less. 16:32 1976 Election North vs South Ford vs Carter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election 17:50 Matt Montgomery Versus Parents Care and Frank Mccormick 18:08 Pete backed Parents Care at the beginning 8:35 John Trkla Sniffles 19:18 Why Pete is helping Ravinia Brewing Clip https://youtu.be/W4gUrtg0Jv0 Prue Beidler Could have been the Nancy Rotering of Lake Forest as Mayor 19:42 Nancy Rotering Tweet Prue Beidler 20:20 Highland Park City Council Division/Split 20:35 Prents Care and Matt Montgomery 20:47 Petes Perception of Parents Care as finger pointers who offer no solutions 21:00 Frank Mccormicks Social Media Posts 21:19 Grooming is the new Right Wing Buzz word 22:10 Executive Director Parents Care Frank Mccormick X account Chalkboard Heresy  @CBHeresy posts 24:25 Matt Montgomery and FOIA process delayed releasing information 26:20 With the new Pass The Trash law can we look at current school employees and see if there are issues? 27:20 Petes Beef with Parents care is they offer no solutions 29:05 Petes reasons for disconnecting with Parents Care 33:55 The lake Forest Podcast is like a online Public House 36:18 Anthony Vega Clerk Lake County Show https://youtu.be/U5ySOUn7r4U hit a home run on the lake forest podcast 37:13 Safe T Act was brought up to vote with very little time to examine 38:25 When mail in ballots get counted late at night 41:05 Was Trump victory fixed with last minute votes counted? 43:10 60 Minutes Mothers of Liberty Books Banning and Imigration Segments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNaw_ZPsg7E https://youtu.be/HWDOzN76fNU?si=t71VdBqo93bL_zUe 46:15 Was Superintendent Matt Montgomery Insubordinate for not listening to School Board President John Noble regarding "Opposition" email? 50:18 Say Thanks To John Noble for MOntgomery Pay Raise 50:45 Old Lake forest High School President now in Highland Park 51:10 What Joe is hearing about the Parents Care Show 51:38 Parents Care on Video Spending 55:00 Why not use Steven Douglass and New Media Unit to do the videos for the school cinstruction? 55:30 Connor Clark Clip --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lakeforestpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lakeforestpodcast/support

Defense Attorney Audriana Anderson from Anderson Attorneys and Advisors joins Jon Hansen to discuss the roll-out of the Safe-T Act. Plus, Audriana and Jon discuss the case of Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of a school shooter who was charged and convicted for her child’s crime. To find more information about how Attorney Audrey Anderson can help […]

(AUDIO CORRECTED)   Following years of intense advocacy in the state house, a robust coalition of people in Illinois were successfully able to abolish cash bail with the SAFE-T Act. For the tough on crime crowd, this law would turn Illinois into “the Purge.” Anarchy would claim the streets and the entire state would become lawless….but did that actually happen? Joining Hunter today are Celeste Korando, the Chief Public Defender of Jackson County Illinois, Sharlyn Grace, the Senior Policy Advisor at the Cook County Public Defender, and Victoria Kerr, former Public Defender and current Private Defense Counsel in Central IL, to talk about the good, the bad, and the truth of the SAFE-T Act.       Guests: Celeste Korando, Chief Public Defender, Jackson County, Illinois Sharlyn Grace, Senior Policy Advisor, Cook County Public Defender Victoria Kerr, Criminal Defense Attorney, Central Illinois     Resources: SAFE-T Act https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-information/cash-bail-changes-2023-safe-t-act#:~:text=In%20July%202023%2C%20the%20Illinois,system%20and%20what%20it%20means. https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/the-illinois-supreme-court-cash-bail-ruling-explained https://eji.org/news/illinois-becomes-first-state-to-abolish-cash-bail/ https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/09/14/no-there-is-no-purge-law-in-illinois-here-are-the-facts-about-ending-cash-bail/   https://pretrialfairness.org/ Bad Faith Reactions to the Law https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/the-end-of-cash-bail-is-not-a-purge-law-in-illinois-heres-what-you-need-to-know/2981549/#:~:text=Some%20on%20social%20media%20have%20dubbed%20it%20a%20so%2Dcalled,Pritzker%20have%20said%20is%20false. https://myfox8.com/news/is-a-purge-law-coming-to-illinois/   Flow Chart https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/b3d911ef-bd4e-4263-b86b-0b16fe032ac9/Pretrial%20Fairness%20Act%20Release%20by%20Citation%20Flowchart%20and%20Implementation%20Considerations.pdf Contact Sharlyn https://www.cookcountypublicdefender.org/locations-contact/find-public-defender/grace-sharlyn https://twitter.com/SharlynDGrace Contact Celeste https://twitter.com/CelesteKorando https://www.linkedin.com/in/celeste-korando-ba327a3b Contact Victoria Vekay19896@Gmail.com     Contact Hunter Parnell:                                 Publicdefenseless@gmail.com  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com  Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast  Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN  

Following years of intense advocacy in the state house, a robust coalition of people in Illinois were successfully able to abolish cash bail with the SAFE-T Act. For the tough on crime crowd, this law would turn Illinois into “the Purge.” Anarchy would claim the streets and the entire state would become lawless….but did that actually happen? Joining Hunter today are Celeste Korando, the Chief Public Defender of Jackson County Illinois, Sharlyn Grace, the Senior Policy Advisor at the Cook County Public Defender, and Victoria Kerr, former Public Defender and current Private Defense Counsel in Central IL, to talk about the good, the bad, and the truth of the SAFE-T Act.       Guests: Celeste Korando, Chief Public Defender, Jackson County, Illinois Sharlyn Grace, Senior Policy Advisor, Cook County Public Defender Victoria Kerr, Criminal Defense Attorney, Central Illinois     Resources: SAFE-T Act https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-information/cash-bail-changes-2023-safe-t-act#:~:text=In%20July%202023%2C%20the%20Illinois,system%20and%20what%20it%20means. https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/the-illinois-supreme-court-cash-bail-ruling-explained https://eji.org/news/illinois-becomes-first-state-to-abolish-cash-bail/ https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/09/14/no-there-is-no-purge-law-in-illinois-here-are-the-facts-about-ending-cash-bail/   Bad Faith Reactions to the Law https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/the-end-of-cash-bail-is-not-a-purge-law-in-illinois-heres-what-you-need-to-know/2981549/#:~:text=Some%20on%20social%20media%20have%20dubbed%20it%20a%20so%2Dcalled,Pritzker%20have%20said%20is%20false. https://myfox8.com/news/is-a-purge-law-coming-to-illinois/   Flow Chart https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/b3d911ef-bd4e-4263-b86b-0b16fe032ac9/Pretrial%20Fairness%20Act%20Release%20by%20Citation%20Flowchart%20and%20Implementation%20Considerations.pdf Contact Sharlyn https://www.cookcountypublicdefender.org/locations-contact/find-public-defender/grace-sharlyn https://twitter.com/SharlynDGrace Contact Celeste https://twitter.com/CelesteKorando https://www.linkedin.com/in/celeste-korando-ba327a3b Contact Victoria Vekay19896@Gmail.com     Contact Hunter Parnell:                                 Publicdefenseless@gmail.com  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com  Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast  Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN  

0:00 - Big City Mayors and Joe "you ain't black if you don't vote for me" Biden   12:41 - Killer Mike on Maher: you can't bring yourself to say Biden over Trump?   33:22 - Senate Border Bill   53:25 - National Chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative and former Virginia Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli, discusses the suspension of the DeSantis campaign and election/ballot integrity. For more on the Election Transparency Initiative electiontransparency.org   01:09:30 - In Depth History w/ Frank from Arlington Heights   01:11:54 - Noah Rothman,  senior writer at National Review:  A Hawkish Bill Meets a Dovish GOP. Noah is a must follow on X @NoahCRothman   01:35:21 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski: The government is way behind on sharing the data telling us how the SAFE T Act is going…Get Ted's latest wirepoints.org   01:48:51 -  Elbridge Colby, co-founder and principal of The Marathon Initiative & served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development from 2017-2018: A geopolitical run on the bank is precisely the danger we are now courting. Check out Elbrige's book  The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict 02:05:12 - The Free Speech Union report on the Premier League: Stadium StasisSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WGN-TV's Paul Lisnek joins WGN Radio's Dave Plier, filling in for Bob Sirott, to talk about the year in politics including the wars in Ukraine, Israel, the 118th U.S. Congress being the most unproductive since the Great Depression, President Biden's impeachment inquiry, the Hunter Biden investigation, President Trump indictments; and state and city headlines including the […]

WGN-TV's Paul Lisnek joins WGN Radio's Dave Plier, filling in for Bob Sirott, to talk about the year in politics including the wars in Ukraine, Israel, the 118th U.S. Congress being the most unproductive since the Great Depression, President Biden's impeachment inquiry, the Hunter Biden investigation, President Trump indictments; and state and city headlines including the […]

 FOX News' Mike Tobin calls in to talk with Marc & Kim about migrants getting a free pass due to a controversial Illinois law, the Safe-T Act

Bob Berlin is a career prosecutor.  For more than three decades, he's been focused on guarding the rights of crime victims.  As DuPage Country State's Attorney, he's on the front lines of a new provision of the Safe-T Act. In September of 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled to eliminate cash bail in the state. In this episode, Lissa Druss & Thom Serafin ask the tough questions tied to the impact of the court ruling.  Plus, State's Attorney Berlin responds to which violent crime offenders are the most dangerous and what kinds of interventions are working to deter repeat offenses.

#lakeforestillinois #lakeforestpodcast #petejansons #joeweiss #ricklesser #pruebeidler Pete Jansons, Joe Weiss and Rick Lesser discuss Hyper Local Issues Facing Lake Forest Illinois on the Lake Forest Podcast Key Moments: 0:00 2:00 Pre Show 5:48 Prue Beidler Email 7:10 Anthony Vega 13:12 Mayor Randy Tack City Council Meeting 16:30 Julie Morrison, Prue Beidler Susan Garrett 17:45 Homeless Issue and Bank Of America enabling it 19:03 Pete's Patch Homeless Article 20:30 PADS Homeless Shelter 21:30 Bank Of America Set up tent in Parking Lot 24:52 Has Julie Morrison talked to the Lake Forest Illinois Homeless 25:48 Has Prue Beidler talked to the Lake Forest Illinois Homeless 26:15 City CouncilMeeting 26:23 jeff Page Coments at City Council Meeting 32:20 katie Manley Public Comments 36:51 Parents should be watching their kids not schools or cops 38:00 Mortality of a 70 year old breaking hit from scooter 40:30 School Bus 43:10 Open Call for New Caucus Members 43:40 Newcommers club 47:50 Burglaries on Green Bay Road 59:08 Lake Forest High School FOIA Admin Jennifer Hermes 1:04:50 School Board Survey 1:09:09 Rick Lesser comes in 1:09:27 New Apartment Building being proposed 1:18:22 Block The Boc Court Date Oct 25 2023 1:18:57 Rick Lesser Lawyer take on Safe T Act going into affect 1:24:00 Bank of America Hotel 1:28:30 Are there States Attorney's that are Democrat that will prosecute? 1:33:30 What is Woke Agenda? 1:34:50 The Guilty woke 1:41:40 Viewer comment on Turf Field 1:43:23 Jon Kerr on the Lake Forest High School Scouts 2:07:25 Woke Window Painting Homecoming 2:07:57 Bagpipes Bonfire Review 2:11:29 Pete eating crow as Scouts win --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lakeforestpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lakeforestpodcast/support

Attorney Audrey Anderson from Anderson Attorneys and Advisors joins Jon Hansen to discuss the SAFE-T Act. Audrey and Jon talk about judges, the process of someone being detained, and more. To find more information about how Attorney Audrey Anderson can help you, visit www.andersonaa.com/.

Illinois Democrats celebrated the end of cash bail statewide on Monday while others worried about an increase in crime. The Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity-Today, or SAFE-T Act, was approved by the General Assembly in January 2021. It makes several changes to the criminal justice system, including eliminating cash bail statewide, making it the first state to do so after being enacted on Monday. The Pretrial Fairness Act was supposed to go into effect Jan. 1, but was delayed by court challenges until two months ago when it was upheld by the Illinois Supreme Court. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/illinois-in-focus/support

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, September 21st, 2023. Olive Tree Biblical Software: Discover why more than a million people use the free Olive Tree Bible App as their go-to for reading, studying, and listening to the God’s Word. Start by downloading one of many free Bibles and start taking notes, highlighting verses, and bookmarking your favorite passages. You can read at your own pace, or choose from a large selection of Reading Plans, including the Bible Reading Challenge. When you are ready to go deeper into your studies, Olive Tree is right there with a large selection of study Bibles, commentaries, and other helpful study resources available for purchase. There’s also an extensive bookstore that allows you to build your digital library one book at a time and Olive Tree’s sync technology lets you pick up where you left off on your tablet, pc or phone and get right to studying on another supported device. Now here's the best part – You can start with the Olive Tree Essentials Bundle for FREE. Visit www.olivetree.com/FLF and download it today!  https://thepostmillennial.com/nyc-may-remove-george-washington-statues-as-part-of-new-reparations-plan?utm_campaign=64487 NYC may REMOVE George Washington statues as part of new ‘reparations’ plan While New York City continues to grapple with a crisis of illegal immigrants flooding the city as well as a consequential need for budget cuts, members of its city council have been plotting some new changes that seek to, among other things, delete monuments dedicated to important American figures such as George Washington. Also on the agenda for New York City’s council is to launch a reparations task force, according to Fox News. President Trump famously predicted that leftists would go after the monuments of America's first president back in August 2017. “Robert E Lee, Stonewall Jackson - who’s next, Washington, Jefferson? So foolish!” Trump said at the time. The city council's Cultural Affairs Committee is reportedly set to host a public hearing on an initiative to nix any type of city property that "depict[s] a person who owned enslaved persons or directly benefited economically from slavery, or who participated in systemic crimes against indigenous peoples or other crimes against humanity." This set of standards would of course mean that figures such as European explorer Christopher Columbus and America’s first president, George Washington would promptly have their statues removed throughout the city. In cases where a work of art is not decided to be removed, the Public Design Commission (PDC) will be made to oversee the installation of an "explanatory plaque" beside the object. The initiative also instructs the PDC to correspond with the Department of Education regarding placing plaques on sidewalks or other public spaces near schools that are named after a historical figure that meets the standards. Tuesday's agenda also lists a proposal for the formation of a task force that will "consider the impact of slavery and past injustices for African Americans in New York City and reparations for such injustices." Fox News reported that other proposals include a call for human services contractors as well as city employees to be subjected to anti-racism training, and mandating that a sign be put up around the intersection of Wall and Pearl Streets "to mark the site of New York’s first slave market." https://www.breitbart.com/education/2023/09/20/federal-judge-blocks-newsom-policy-barring-parental-notification-for-trans-kids/ Federal Judge Blocks Newsom Policy Barring Parental Notification for ‘Trans Kids’ U.S. District Court Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego ruled last week that a California state policy barring schools from notifying parents when their children want to change genders violates the constitutional rights of parents. The ruling comes as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and his administration are cracking down on school districts that pass parental notification policies, which are favored by 84% of California voters, according to a recent Rasmussen poll. “A parent’s right to make decisions concerning the care, custody, control and medical care of their children is one of the oldest of the fundamental liberty interests that Americans enjoy,” U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego said in a ruling Sept. 14. That means, he said, that when a school learns that a student has questioned his or her birth gender, or identified as transgender, it must notify the parents, even if the student objects. It’s no different, Benitez wrote, than a school’s obligation to inform parents if a child suffers a life-threatening concussion during soccer practice, is the victim of a sexual assault or has suicidal thoughts — the parents must be informed, even if the student objects. And in this case, he said, the Escondido Union School District in San Diego County, and the state whose regulations the district is enforcing, are also violating the rights of teachers to speak to their students, parents and the religious freedom of two teachers who said the policy conflicts with their faith. The judge’s ruling conflicts with that of U.S. District Judge John Mendez in Sacramento, who tossed a lawsuit in July against the Chico Unified School District for a policy against notifying parents of children’s gender transitions, saying that the proper venue for the issue to be resolved was the state legislature, and not the judicial system. That logic was lost on Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D), who sued the Chino Valley Unified School District last month over a parental notification policy, claiming that “outing” students violated their rights. Chino Valley school board president Sonja Shaw noted at the time that there was no state law barring parental notification, and argued that it was a parent’s fundamental right to know about life-altering treatments for children. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2023/09/18/cash-bail-illinois-n2628569#google_vignette One State Just Did Away With Cash Bail Illinois became the first state to abolish cash bail as a piece of legislation called the Pre-Trial Fairness Act took effect on Monday. The Pre-Trial Fairness Act is part of the SAFE-T Act, a broader piece of legislation that “enacts extensive reform impacting many areas of the criminal justice system,” according to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, going forward, people charged with the state’s lowest level offenses will most likely never set foot in a jail cell, including at a police station, after their arrest. These people will likely be released with a citation and a court date without being processed at the police station. Law enforcement will be allowed to take certain individuals into custody if they cannot be properly identified or if they believe the person is a danger to the community. Police will be required to explain why the person was held. Judges will decide if a defendant poses a public safety threat. If they do not, they will be released without being required to post any money. Those arrested for violent crimes will likely be detained by a judge. Fox 32 Chicago noted that opponents of the legislation are concerned that it will allow dangerous criminals to “slip through the cracks” and commit crimes. "We feel very strongly that it is a serious public safety issue," Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow told ABC 7 Chicago. Cook County State's Attorney Office’s Kim Foxx told the outlet that it “stands ready to implement the Pre-Trial Fairness Act.” In addition, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle claimed that they are “focused on effective equitable and sustainable solutions that address the root causes of crime and violence not just now but for future generations.” "The full implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act and the end of money bond is a critical milestone on the path toward economic and racial justice in Cook County and Illinois. This important reform is long overdue. Today, we finally end the harmful practice of wealth-based pretrial incarceration and welcome a new system that centers community safety to better guarantee equal justice for all,” Preckwinkle added. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/air-force-hourslong-search-missing-stealth-jet How the Air Force spent 25 hours hunting for missing $80 million stealth jet after in-air 'mishap' The hunt for an F-35 fighter jet that went missing due to a "mishap" was finally discovered on Monday afternoon, bringing an end to the almost 25-hour search for the aircraft. The pilot had ejected from the stealth fighter jet but the jet was unable to be located, prompting an hourslong investigation into its disappearance. Here is what is known about the missing F-35 jet and what comes next. What happened? On Sunday at 5:26 p.m., Joint Base Charleston released a notice on social media that personnel from the base and the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort were responding to a "mishap" involving an F-35 jet. The Marine Corps had confirmed to the Washington Examiner that the aircraft was an F-35B Lightning II jet and that "search-and-recovery efforts for the aircraft" were ongoing. The pilot ejected safely and the base confirmed on Facebook the pilot was taken to a local medical center in stable condition. The plane was last located north of the air base around Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion. Almost 25 hours later, a debris field was located in South Carolina, two hours northeast of Joint Base Charleston, the base announced at 6:25 p.m. No other additional details have been provided at this time. "The mishap is currently under investigation, and we are unable to provide additional details to preserve the integrity of the investigative process," the joint base said in a post on Monday evening. "We would like to thank all of our mission partners, as well as local, county, and state authorities, for their dedication and support throughout the search and as we transition to the recovery phase." Members of the community in Williamsburg County were urged on Monday night to avoid the debris field area while recovery efforts continue. What is a "mishap"? The U.S. Air Force will typically use the term "mishap" to refer to several possible scenarios, such as "any unintended occurrence in the Air or Space Force that results in death, injury, illness or property damage," according to the Air Force Safety Center website. Have there been similar crashes before? There have been several F-35 crashes since the jets started flying in 2012, including one caused by a software glitch in October 2022 and one caused by pilot error in January 2022. What we know about the jet The F-35 had been left in autopilot mode when its operator ejected from the plane, leaving open the possibility that the F-35 could have been airborne. The transponder on the plane was also not working, and it had stealth technology turned on, making it harder to track. Lockheed Martin manufactures the jets, which are described by the company as the world's most advanced stealth aircraft. Each F-35 jet costs roughly $80 million. The military aircraft is known for its low observable stealth, with reduced engine signatures, edges, and an internal carriage of weapons designed to make it hard to see. It can travel more than 1,000 miles without refueling. The jet belonged to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the training squadron confirmed. All Marine Corps aircraft within and outside the United States were required to be grounded following the incident, following a Monday order from acting Marines Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith. Some aircraft abroad or with upcoming missions were able to briefly delay the order, but they will now be expected to stand down for two days, with the order ending Thursday. The suspension is aimed at allowing units to "discuss aviation safety matters and best practices" after “three Class-A aviation mishaps over the last six weeks,” a press release from the Pentagon stated.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, September 21st, 2023. Olive Tree Biblical Software: Discover why more than a million people use the free Olive Tree Bible App as their go-to for reading, studying, and listening to the God’s Word. Start by downloading one of many free Bibles and start taking notes, highlighting verses, and bookmarking your favorite passages. You can read at your own pace, or choose from a large selection of Reading Plans, including the Bible Reading Challenge. When you are ready to go deeper into your studies, Olive Tree is right there with a large selection of study Bibles, commentaries, and other helpful study resources available for purchase. There’s also an extensive bookstore that allows you to build your digital library one book at a time and Olive Tree’s sync technology lets you pick up where you left off on your tablet, pc or phone and get right to studying on another supported device. Now here's the best part – You can start with the Olive Tree Essentials Bundle for FREE. Visit www.olivetree.com/FLF and download it today!  https://thepostmillennial.com/nyc-may-remove-george-washington-statues-as-part-of-new-reparations-plan?utm_campaign=64487 NYC may REMOVE George Washington statues as part of new ‘reparations’ plan While New York City continues to grapple with a crisis of illegal immigrants flooding the city as well as a consequential need for budget cuts, members of its city council have been plotting some new changes that seek to, among other things, delete monuments dedicated to important American figures such as George Washington. Also on the agenda for New York City’s council is to launch a reparations task force, according to Fox News. President Trump famously predicted that leftists would go after the monuments of America's first president back in August 2017. “Robert E Lee, Stonewall Jackson - who’s next, Washington, Jefferson? So foolish!” Trump said at the time. The city council's Cultural Affairs Committee is reportedly set to host a public hearing on an initiative to nix any type of city property that "depict[s] a person who owned enslaved persons or directly benefited economically from slavery, or who participated in systemic crimes against indigenous peoples or other crimes against humanity." This set of standards would of course mean that figures such as European explorer Christopher Columbus and America’s first president, George Washington would promptly have their statues removed throughout the city. In cases where a work of art is not decided to be removed, the Public Design Commission (PDC) will be made to oversee the installation of an "explanatory plaque" beside the object. The initiative also instructs the PDC to correspond with the Department of Education regarding placing plaques on sidewalks or other public spaces near schools that are named after a historical figure that meets the standards. Tuesday's agenda also lists a proposal for the formation of a task force that will "consider the impact of slavery and past injustices for African Americans in New York City and reparations for such injustices." Fox News reported that other proposals include a call for human services contractors as well as city employees to be subjected to anti-racism training, and mandating that a sign be put up around the intersection of Wall and Pearl Streets "to mark the site of New York’s first slave market." https://www.breitbart.com/education/2023/09/20/federal-judge-blocks-newsom-policy-barring-parental-notification-for-trans-kids/ Federal Judge Blocks Newsom Policy Barring Parental Notification for ‘Trans Kids’ U.S. District Court Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego ruled last week that a California state policy barring schools from notifying parents when their children want to change genders violates the constitutional rights of parents. The ruling comes as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and his administration are cracking down on school districts that pass parental notification policies, which are favored by 84% of California voters, according to a recent Rasmussen poll. “A parent’s right to make decisions concerning the care, custody, control and medical care of their children is one of the oldest of the fundamental liberty interests that Americans enjoy,” U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego said in a ruling Sept. 14. That means, he said, that when a school learns that a student has questioned his or her birth gender, or identified as transgender, it must notify the parents, even if the student objects. It’s no different, Benitez wrote, than a school’s obligation to inform parents if a child suffers a life-threatening concussion during soccer practice, is the victim of a sexual assault or has suicidal thoughts — the parents must be informed, even if the student objects. And in this case, he said, the Escondido Union School District in San Diego County, and the state whose regulations the district is enforcing, are also violating the rights of teachers to speak to their students, parents and the religious freedom of two teachers who said the policy conflicts with their faith. The judge’s ruling conflicts with that of U.S. District Judge John Mendez in Sacramento, who tossed a lawsuit in July against the Chico Unified School District for a policy against notifying parents of children’s gender transitions, saying that the proper venue for the issue to be resolved was the state legislature, and not the judicial system. That logic was lost on Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D), who sued the Chino Valley Unified School District last month over a parental notification policy, claiming that “outing” students violated their rights. Chino Valley school board president Sonja Shaw noted at the time that there was no state law barring parental notification, and argued that it was a parent’s fundamental right to know about life-altering treatments for children. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2023/09/18/cash-bail-illinois-n2628569#google_vignette One State Just Did Away With Cash Bail Illinois became the first state to abolish cash bail as a piece of legislation called the Pre-Trial Fairness Act took effect on Monday. The Pre-Trial Fairness Act is part of the SAFE-T Act, a broader piece of legislation that “enacts extensive reform impacting many areas of the criminal justice system,” according to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, going forward, people charged with the state’s lowest level offenses will most likely never set foot in a jail cell, including at a police station, after their arrest. These people will likely be released with a citation and a court date without being processed at the police station. Law enforcement will be allowed to take certain individuals into custody if they cannot be properly identified or if they believe the person is a danger to the community. Police will be required to explain why the person was held. Judges will decide if a defendant poses a public safety threat. If they do not, they will be released without being required to post any money. Those arrested for violent crimes will likely be detained by a judge. Fox 32 Chicago noted that opponents of the legislation are concerned that it will allow dangerous criminals to “slip through the cracks” and commit crimes. "We feel very strongly that it is a serious public safety issue," Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow told ABC 7 Chicago. Cook County State's Attorney Office’s Kim Foxx told the outlet that it “stands ready to implement the Pre-Trial Fairness Act.” In addition, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle claimed that they are “focused on effective equitable and sustainable solutions that address the root causes of crime and violence not just now but for future generations.” "The full implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act and the end of money bond is a critical milestone on the path toward economic and racial justice in Cook County and Illinois. This important reform is long overdue. Today, we finally end the harmful practice of wealth-based pretrial incarceration and welcome a new system that centers community safety to better guarantee equal justice for all,” Preckwinkle added. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/air-force-hourslong-search-missing-stealth-jet How the Air Force spent 25 hours hunting for missing $80 million stealth jet after in-air 'mishap' The hunt for an F-35 fighter jet that went missing due to a "mishap" was finally discovered on Monday afternoon, bringing an end to the almost 25-hour search for the aircraft. The pilot had ejected from the stealth fighter jet but the jet was unable to be located, prompting an hourslong investigation into its disappearance. Here is what is known about the missing F-35 jet and what comes next. What happened? On Sunday at 5:26 p.m., Joint Base Charleston released a notice on social media that personnel from the base and the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort were responding to a "mishap" involving an F-35 jet. The Marine Corps had confirmed to the Washington Examiner that the aircraft was an F-35B Lightning II jet and that "search-and-recovery efforts for the aircraft" were ongoing. The pilot ejected safely and the base confirmed on Facebook the pilot was taken to a local medical center in stable condition. The plane was last located north of the air base around Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion. Almost 25 hours later, a debris field was located in South Carolina, two hours northeast of Joint Base Charleston, the base announced at 6:25 p.m. No other additional details have been provided at this time. "The mishap is currently under investigation, and we are unable to provide additional details to preserve the integrity of the investigative process," the joint base said in a post on Monday evening. "We would like to thank all of our mission partners, as well as local, county, and state authorities, for their dedication and support throughout the search and as we transition to the recovery phase." Members of the community in Williamsburg County were urged on Monday night to avoid the debris field area while recovery efforts continue. What is a "mishap"? The U.S. Air Force will typically use the term "mishap" to refer to several possible scenarios, such as "any unintended occurrence in the Air or Space Force that results in death, injury, illness or property damage," according to the Air Force Safety Center website. Have there been similar crashes before? There have been several F-35 crashes since the jets started flying in 2012, including one caused by a software glitch in October 2022 and one caused by pilot error in January 2022. What we know about the jet The F-35 had been left in autopilot mode when its operator ejected from the plane, leaving open the possibility that the F-35 could have been airborne. The transponder on the plane was also not working, and it had stealth technology turned on, making it harder to track. Lockheed Martin manufactures the jets, which are described by the company as the world's most advanced stealth aircraft. Each F-35 jet costs roughly $80 million. The military aircraft is known for its low observable stealth, with reduced engine signatures, edges, and an internal carriage of weapons designed to make it hard to see. It can travel more than 1,000 miles without refueling. The jet belonged to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the training squadron confirmed. All Marine Corps aircraft within and outside the United States were required to be grounded following the incident, following a Monday order from acting Marines Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith. Some aircraft abroad or with upcoming missions were able to briefly delay the order, but they will now be expected to stand down for two days, with the order ending Thursday. The suspension is aimed at allowing units to "discuss aviation safety matters and best practices" after “three Class-A aviation mishaps over the last six weeks,” a press release from the Pentagon stated.

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, and Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU. The Rascals discuss the end of cash bail in Illinois. How will this provision of the SAFE-T ACT impact criminal justice? Mayor Brandon Johnson said he wants to open city-owned […]

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, and Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU. The Rascals discuss the end of cash bail in Illinois. How will this provision of the SAFE-T ACT impact criminal justice? Mayor Brandon Johnson said he wants to open city-owned […]

Aaron Jones, Effingham County State's Attorney, and David Campbell, Vice-Chairman of the Effingham County Board join Marc to discuss the recent Illinois law that does away with cash bail.

#safetact #police #marycole #ericrinehart #lincolnshire #lakeforestillinois #lakeforestpodcast #johnanderson #petejansons #publicsafety Retired Lincolnshire Police Office John Anderson talks about his over 30 years of experience serving the North Shore and gives his side of things on issues that affect the police and public safety. In this Clip from the main show https://youtu.be/fBNqngAqd7o John expresses his concerns regarding the Safe t act and how it will affect police reporting --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lakeforestpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lakeforestpodcast/support

#safetact #police #marycole #ericrinehart #lincolnshire #lakeforestillinois #lakeforestpodcast #johnanderson #petejansons #publicsafety Retired Lincolnshire Police Office John Anderson talks about his over 30 years of experience serving the North Shore and gives his side of things on issues that affect the police and public safety Key Moments: 0:00 2:49 Preshow banter 5:10 Retired Lincolnshire Cop John Anderson 6:10 Mary Cole For States Attorney 6:42 John's background in law enforcement 9:10 Experience with Eric Rinehart 11:40 Safe-T Act 15:47 Can Cameras play a role? 21:00 Liberal FOIA' process 24:10 Data is needed to report crime 26:40 Cashless Bail Safe-T Act 31:15 Sept 18 Safe-T Act goes into affect how will we know its a bad idea? 33:50 Homeless Issue 35:20 Loitering Statute? 37:02 License Plate Readers 38:50 Lake Forest Illinois is a 2 Train Station Town we need cameras at each 41:00 Lake Forest Illinois needs signs to educate public where the proper place to donate money is its not to the panhandlers 41:35 Organized Panhandlers 42:30  @TheFreshMarketInc  Fresh Market Issues 44:40 Beggar Signs 45:40 E- Scooter Issues 47:40 Ara Goshgarian 47:50 Police enforcement 48:50 Concept of Selective enforcement ie Cell phones Driving 50:00 Safe T Act Additional Issues Officers Cannot Review their own body cameras before writing a report 52:50 People Don't Act unless it affects them 56:10 Boys in Red Fire Department are excellent cooks 1:00:00 Mental health Aspect Social Workers on Calls? 1:07:40 Mental health PTSD of Police Officers --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lakeforestpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lakeforestpodcast/support

Michigan AG files felony charges against 16 fake Trump electors | Missouri regulators say federal radioactive groundwater contamination efforts are not working | MO Gov Mike Parson signs bill easing restrictions on retired educators' ability to teach | Illinois Supreme Court rules SAFE-T Act Constitutional, making Illinois the first state to ban cash bail | Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announces 800,000 student loan borrowers to receive forgiveness in the next month. Support this show and all of the work in the Heartland POD universe by going to heartlandpod.com and clicking the patreon link to sign up. Membership starts at $1/month and goes up from there with extra shows and special access at the higher levels. Heartlandpod.com, click the patreon link or just go to Patreon and search for the heartland pod. No matter the level you choose, your membership helps us create these independent shows as we work together to change the conversation.INTRO: Welcome to Flyover View, a member of the Heartland Pod family of podcasts and a look at heartland news from 30,000 feet. I'm your host, Sean Diller, and I want to thank you for joining me today.Here we go! DETROIT NEWS:16 false Trump electors face felony charges in MichiganCraig MaugerBeth LeBlancThe Detroit NewsLansing — Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed felony charges against 16 Republicans who signed a certificate falsely stating that Donald Trump won Michigan's 2020 presidential election, launching criminal cases against top political figures inside the state GOP.Each of the 16 electors have been charged with eight felony counts, including forgery and conspiracy to commit election law forgery, according to Nessel's office.The revelation capped six months of investigation and produced the most serious allegations yet in Michigan over the campaign to overturn Trump's loss to Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. Biden won Michigan by 154,000 votes or 3 percentage points, but Trump and his supporters maintained false claims that fraud swung the result.As part of the push to undermine Biden's victory, Trump supporters gathered inside the Michigan Republican Party headquarters on Dec. 14, 2020, and signed a certificate, claiming to cast the state's 16 electoral votes for Trump.Eventually the false certificate was sent to the National Archives and Congress. The document falsely claimed the Trump electors had met inside the Michigan State Capitol on Dec. 14.  But that's not what happened. In fact Dec. 14 at the real state capitol is where the real electors met to cast their real electoral votes for the real winner, Joe Biden. The Michigan Attorney General said "The false electors' actions undermined the public's faith in the integrity of our elections and, we believe, also plainly violated the laws by which we administer our elections in Michigan.""My department has prosecuted numerous cases of election law violations throughout my tenure, and it would be malfeasance of the greatest magnitude if my department failed to act here in the face of overwhelming evidence of an organized effort to circumvent the lawfully cast ballots of millions of Michigan voters in a presidential election."Ryan Goodman, a law professor New York University School of Law, called the charges "a strong case" and noted the fake electors signed a sworn statement attesting "we convened and organized in the State Capitol.""In truth, they met (secretly) in GOP headquarters basement," Goodman wrote on Twitter.The felony complaints indicate the warrants for each of the electors were signed Thursday and Friday of last week, according to copies of the documents.The names and positions of the electors are available in news articles, and include several current and former state GOP committee chairs and local elected officials.Each of the 16 electors is charged with eight felonies: two counts of election law forgery; two counts of forgery; and one count each of uttering and publishing, conspiracy to commit forgery, conspiracy to commit election law forgery and conspiracy to commit forgery. Conspiracy to commit forgery carries one of the steepest penalties, punishable by up to 14 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.The conspiracy charges allege the defendants worked with specific named others to falsely make a public record: which was the false certificate of votes of the 2020 fake electors from Michigan.The 16 fake electors convened in the basement of Michigan GOP headquarters on Dec. 14, 2020, and produced a certificate that claimed Trump had won the state's 16 electoral votes.An affidavit prepared by Michigan AG Nessel's office in support of the complaint indicated Republican staffers in interviews with investigators said that non-electors were blocked from entering the building and the electors themselves were required to surrender their cellphones to prevent any recording of the event. GOP elector Mayra Rodriguez would later tell the Jan. 6 Select Committee that Trump campaign aide Shawn Flynn was present and spoke to the fake electors at the site.Attorney Ian Northon attempted to deliver a manila envelope similar to the size of the false electoral vote certificate to the Michigan Senate, claiming it contained the Republican electoral votes, the filing said. The U.S. National Archives and U.S. Senate Archives reported receiving a copy of the false certificate as well. Michigan election law bans someone from knowingly making or publishing a false document "with the intent to defraud."Each defendant, or their attorneys, has been notified of the charges, and the court will provide each with a date to appear in Ingham County district court for an arraignment. In a statement, AG Nessel's office also said "This remains an ongoing investigation, and the Michigan Department of Attorney General has not ruled out charges against additional defendants," Nessel's office said.YIKES: 14 years for conspiracy to commit forgery. And I'm not a practicing attorney, but I would bet anyone connected to Rudy Giuoini, Sydney Powell, Lindsey Graham, and some of these other goofballs could be looking at conspiracy charges as well. Because the tough thing about conspiracy crimes - so here it's conspiracy to commit election forgery and conspiracy to commit forgery - so the tough part if you're a defendant, is that once you talk with another person about the plan, and anyone involved takes even the smallest step toward moving on it, the crime of conspiracy is complete. You'll be found guilty if the prosecutor can prove it. MISSOURI INDEPENDENT: Something in the water.BY: ALLISON KITE - JULY 17, 2023 4:40 PM     A joint investigation by The Independent and MuckRock.In 2021, Missouri environmental regulators warned the federal government that radioactive contamination of groundwater from a uranium processing site near St. Louis was not improving despite cleanup efforts, according to documents reviewed by The Missouri Independent and MuckRock.Officials with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy in May 2021, responding to the agency's five-year review of its cleanup efforts at a Weldon Spring site where uranium was refined during the Cold War.While the radioactive waste and contaminated debris from the uranium processing site have been contained, Missouri regulators said contamination in the surrounding groundwater wasn't getting better.The letter, which has not been reported publicly, is the latest example of Missouri officials pushing the federal government to do more to protect the health of St. Louis-area residents near the litany of World War II and Cold War-era nuclear sites in the region. A six-month investigation by The Independent, MuckRock and The Associated Press found that federal agencies and private companies, for decades, downplayed concerns about radiological contamination or failed to investigate it fully at sites in St. Louis and St. Charles counties.St. Louis and surrounding areas played a key role in the development of the first atomic bomb during World War II. Uranium processed in downtown St. Louis was used in the first sustained nuclear reaction in Chicago. After the war, Mallinckrodt, which operated the downtown plant, started similar operations at a new facility on Missouri Highway 94 just north of the Missouri River.The more than 200-acre site has been contaminated for decades by radium, thorium and uranium as well as dangerous non-radioactive chemicals from its use to manufacture explosives and process uranium ore. The Weldon Spring plant was demolished and the debris buried, along with residue leftover from uranium processing, in a 41-acre containment cell covered with rock. The containment cell, the highest point in St. Charles County, is accessible to the public and has a monument to the communities displaced by the war effort and information on the cleanup effort at the top.Closer to the Missouri River, a quarry the federal government used to store radioactive waste was also contaminated. It's separated from the main site but part of the same cleanup and monitoring effort.Remediation of the plant is complete, but monitoring has shown uranium contamination is not decreasing. The Environmental Protection Agency shared some of the state's concerns that the groundwater monitoring network was insufficient and the groundwater is not projected to be restored in a reasonable timeframe. Beyond that, the state says, the extent of the contamination hasn't been sufficiently defined, meaning it could be more widespread than the Department of Energy knows based on its sampling. The federal sampling program, the state argues, is inadequate.Missouri regulators, in their letter, repeatedly corrected the Department of Energy when the federal agency said uranium levels were falling in groundwater wells at the site.In a response to the state, the federal government said it would revise its conclusion that the remedy was working. MISSOURI INDEPENDENT: Pulled out of retirementNew law tackles Missouri teacher shortage by encouraging retirees to return to classroomGov. Mike Parson signed legislation last week that allows educators to return to work without losing retirement benefitsBY: ANNELISE HANSHAW - JULY 13, 2023 9:00 AMMissouri's school districts are struggling - not just with a teacher shortage but a scarcity of bus drivers, custodians and other essential personnel.In the most recent school year, teachers with inadequate teaching certification taught over 8% of Missouri public school classes, according to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.The crisis has led larger school districts to consider adopting four-day school weeks to address teacher retention and recruitment problems.Sen. Rusty Black, R-Chillicothe, has been working on one way to address the problem for four years. And last week, the governor signed a bill into law, set to take effect Aug. 28, that will allow retired public-school staff to work full-time for a district for up to four years without losing retirement benefits.Prior to Black's legislation, teachers and non-certificated staff could work full-time for only two years post-retirement without losing benefits.The law also addresses other positions, like bus drivers and janitors. Retired school employees can work in positions that don't require a teaching certificate for more hours. CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS:UPDATED: Cash bail will end in Illinois as state supreme court rules the SAFE-T Act is constitutionalTuesday, July 18, 2023By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – A landmark criminal justice reform that eliminates cash bail in Illinois is constitutional, the state's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, paving the way for the change to take effect Sept. 18. The 5-2 decision – handed down on partisan lines – means that an individual's wealth will no longer play a role in whether they are incarcerated while awaiting trial. Judges can still order someone to be detained as they await trial, but the new system will instead be based on an offender's level of risk of reoffending or fleeing prosecution. With the new law's implementation, Illinois will become the first state in the U.S. to fully eliminate cash bail – and all provisions of the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform will have taken full effect.Short for Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today, the wide-ranging measure was an initiative of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus that passed in the wake of a nationwide reckoning with racism in the criminal justice system following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.The act reformed police training, certification and use-of-force standards, expanded detainee rights, and gave the attorney general's office authority to investigate alleged civil rights violations by law enforcement. It also requires body cameras at all police departments by 2025. Some larger departments are already required to use body cameras under the law.State Rep. Justin Slaughter, a Chicago Democrat who sponsored the measure in the House, said the pretrial detention overhaul addresses an “overly punitive criminal justice system” for impoverished Illinoisans – especially those in Black and brown communities.It's a system that often forces innocent individuals to take plea deals – and to accept a criminal record – to obtain their freedom when they don't have money to post bail.“So this is not about being tough on crime or soft on crime,” he said. “This is about being smart on crime, reworking our system, streamlining our system to address those higher-level, more violent, dangerous alleged offenses. It's not about having someone unnecessarily sit in jail.”While opponents of the new law have argued it will strain smaller court systems and hinder judicial discretion, the lawsuit centered on the meaning of two mentions of the word “bail” in the Illinois Constitution, and the interplay between branches of government.The Supreme Court ruled on a set of consolidated cases filed against Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Gov. JB Pritzker and the state's Democratic legislative leaders by state's attorneys and sheriffs from over 60 counties.The lawsuit specifically cited Article VIII of the state constitution, which states, “all persons” accused of crimes “shall be bailable by sufficient sureties.” Any changes to the language, the lawsuit argued, would require a constitutional amendment to be approved by voters.While a Kankakee County judge ruled with the state's attorneys and sheriffs late last year, Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis, writing for the majority, said the lower court misinterpreted the state constitution..  She wrote, “The Illinois 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,”Theis' majority opinion also said that the pretrial release provisions “expressly take crime victims into account.”“As we have already mentioned, those provisions require a court to consider the ‘nature and seriousness of the real and present threat to the safety of any person or persons that would be posed by the defendant's release,' including crime victims and their family members,” she wrote.  The pretrial detention changes – often referred to as the Pretrial Fairness Act, or PFA – will create a “presumption” in favor of pretrial release, meaning “the state bears the burden of establishing a defendant's eligibility for pretrial detention,” Theis wrote.Advocates say the intent of that provision is to divert lower-level nonviolent offenders from pretrial incarceration while giving judges authority to detain individuals accused of more serious crimes if they are deemed dangerous or at risk of fleeing prosecution.Another facet of the reform entitles defendants to a more intensive first appearance in court. During that appearance, defendants will now have a right to legal representation and prosecutors can detail their reasons for continued detention.The new hearings replace standard bail hearings, which often last less than five minutes and end with a judge deciding the conditions of release, including how much money the defendant must post to be released.Advocates for the bail reform have noted that it gives judges greater authority to detain individuals accused of crimes such as domestic battery and violations of orders of protection prior to trial than does prior law.Kaethe Morris Hoffer, the executive director of the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, spoke in favor of the reform at a virtual news conference Tuesday.  “I want to be clear – safety and interests and voices of people who have endured rape and violence in the sex trade have never been prioritized when the criminal legal system is asked to make decisions about the liberty of people who are accused of serious crimes of violence. This changes that.”While the new law directs law enforcement officers to cite and release anyone accused of a crime below a Class A misdemeanor, they would maintain discretion to make an arrest if the person is a threat or if making the arrest is necessary to prevent further lawbreaking.Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart was one of two state's attorneys in Illinois who backed the SAFE-T Act alongside Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. He noted that many smaller jurisdictions will lose revenue from cash bail payments when the system is eliminated – a point that reform advocates have repeatedly noted shows a flaw in the system.Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service covering state government. It is distributed to hundreds of print and broadcast outlets statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, along with major contributions from the Illinois Broadcasters Foundation and Southern Illinois Editorial Association.KANSAS REFLECTOR: Promises made, promises kept.White House announces more than 800,000 student loan borrowers to have debt forgiven. You heard that right. BY: ARIANA FIGUEROA - JULY 14, 2023 10:41 AM    WASHINGTON — The $39 billion in debt relief will come through fixes to mismanagement of the agency's income-driven repayment plans. Many long-time borrowers, including those who had been making payments for 20 years or more, were denied relief they were eligible for under the repayment plans. This happens when qualified payments were made but aren't being counted accurately. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a statement.“For far too long, borrowers fell through the cracks of a broken system that failed to keep accurate track of their progress towards forgiveness,” The Department of Education has already begun to notify those 804,000 borrowers of their forgiveness, and within 30 days their debts will be wiped out.The plan includes borrowers with Direct Loans or Federal Family Education Loans held by the department who have reached a forgiveness threshold specified by the department.Cardona said “By fixing past administrative failures, we are ensuring everyone gets the forgiveness they deserve, just as we have already done for public servants, students who were cheated by their colleges, veterans and other borrowers with permanent disabilities”A 2022 NPR investigation found numerous problems with the agency's handling of IDR plans, which are meant to help low-income borrowers. Loan servicers failed to keep track of borrowers' progress toward forgiveness and payment histories were not properly transferred from one loan servicer to another. In January of this year, The Department of Education announced plans to overhaul the income-driven repayment plan.Under the new plan, monthly payments would decline to 5% of a borrower's income — down from 10% — and the repayment timeline for loan forgiveness would be decreased to 10 years from 20 or 25 if the initial loan is less than $12,000.The announcement Friday followed the Supreme Court's decision in late June to strike down the Biden administration's student debt relief program that would have canceled up to $20,000 in student loan debt for some borrowers.Under the Biden administration, the Department of Education has canceled about $116 billion in student loan debt for borrowers who were misled by for-profit institutions, borrowers with disabilities and those with loans in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.Welp, that's it for me. From Denver I'm Sean Diller, original reporting for the stories in todays show is from Capitol News Illinois, Missouri Independent, Detroit News, and Kansas Reflector.

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This month, the Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case examining the Safe-T Act. The legislation would bring sweeping reform to the state's criminal justice system, but one policy in particular has caught the eye and the ire of prosecutors: the elimination of cash bail. Proponents say ending cash bail bonds will get rid of inequities that favor the rich; opponents say it will lead to a rise in crime. What does the fight over cash bail in Illinois tell us about criminal justice in America? References: Season 4 of WBEZ's Motive podcast Safe-T Act and cash bail goes before Illinois Supreme Court | WBEZ Chicago  The Chicago Community Bond Fund I Was Locked Away from My Children for 14 Months Because I Couldn't Make Bail  The Lifeline and 988  Guests: Lavette Mayes Shannon Heffernan (@shannon_h) Insha Rahman Credits: Jonquilyn Hill, host Sofi LaLonde, producer Cristian Ayala, engineer A.M. Hall, editorial director of talk podcasts Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a donation to Vox: bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Army of the Left continues its attacks on Elon Musk on all fronts. Musk is draining the Twitter swamp, and Buck says, "that's a great thing to see." Buck notes Twitter seems to be operating fine with such a large part of its staff gone and that's telling. James Baker was the FBI's asset at Twitter and scrubbed the Twitter Files before Matt Taibbi received them. And you wondered why there were no references found to the FBI and the Hunter laptop! Illinois governor JB Pritzker quietly signed into law revisions to the criminal justice package known as the SAFE-T Act -- the vehicle for a no-cash bail system. Today is "a date which will live in infamy." Buck tells about his grandfather serving on the USS Bataan in World War II.Follow Clay & Buck on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/clayandbuckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Van and Rachel discuss Bill Maher's recent comments about slavery and his criticism of “presentism” (14:11), before reacting to the social media conversations around ‘The Woman King' (47:42). Plus, Charlamagne tha God has a questionable take on the shipping of migrants (1:01:38), then Sen. Robert Peters joins the show to help break down Illinois' SAFE-T Act (1:11:05). Hosts: Van Lathan Jr. and Rachel Lindsay Guest: Sen. Robert Peters Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices