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Have a SAFE New Year and always be thankful for the police officers who protect our community!

Cook County Democrat Sheriff is calling for an end to the 2-Day furlough policy that became law in January thanks to the Illinois Legislature. The Sheriff has noted 129 "rearrests" since the policy was put into place including 29 gun related crimes. According to the Chicago Sun Times: "Other cases involved acts of violence, including an armed robbery, a kidnapping, a carjacking, firing a gun at a car at a gas station and pointing a gun at an off-duty Chicago cop, who fired back and struck someone in the gunman’s car."

Tom Dart urges lawmakers to scrap reform requiring criminal defendants on home detention to get 2 furlough days a week The sheriff points to 129 rearrests of people on “essential movement” furloughs since the reform took effect Jan. 1, 2022. The public defender’s office says the laws rightly lets people go to the doctor, do laundry and shop.

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/02/chicago-man-arrested-twice-in-one-day-for-breaking-into-cars-while-on-electronic-monitoring-for-breaking-into-cars.html?utm_source=Wirepoints+Newsletter&utm_campaign=23d18ed6f8-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_895ee9abf9-23d18ed6f8-201362289

Chicago man arrested twice in one day for breaking into cars — while on electronic monitoring for breaking into cars Prosecutors say a Chicago man burglarized a work crew's van while wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet for two pending burglary cases. And, incredibly, the arrest occurred about two hours after he left the police station on a recognizance bond after a concealed carry holder held him at gunpoint...

https://abc7chicago.com/il-assault-weapons-ban-2023-illinois-banning-lawsuit/12750214/

IL assault weapons ban: McHenry County challenge to Illinois law transferred to federal court A challenge to the Illinois assault weapons ban by McHenry County has been transferred up to federal court after a hearing Monday.