Illinois Getting Rid of Bail Bonds/New Pre-Trial Release Laws

Guest Post by Edwardsville, Illinois attorney Chad Finley. Illinois is phasing out bail bonds. I have been asked about this one quite a few times. THE BILL – The bill changed a lot of different bills so that wherever “bail” was previously mentioned, it would now be referred to as “pre-trial release.” This obviously has broad ramifications, most of which are unimportant for most people. The section most people care about is Section 110-5, which is “Determining the conditions of pretrial release.” The takeaway is that the Court still has the power to hold someone in jail pending trial, but they cannot...