Kankakee County States Attorney
Recent News About Kankakee County States Attorney
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State Attorney Rowe: ‘The people of Illinois deserve better than bail reform that is passed under cover of darkness at 4am’
Kankakee County State Attorney Jim Rowe is criticizing the reinstatement of the SAFE-T Act’s cashless bail provision known as the Pretrial Fairness Act.
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Rowe celebrates overruling of SAFE-T Act: ‘The people of Illinois deserve better’
Kankakee County State's Attorney Jim Rowe is celebrating a legal victory after a Kankakee County judge ruled the Safe-T Act unconstitutional.
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Rowe files suit over constitutionality of SAFE-T Act's no-cash bail provision
Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe recently filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn – on constitutional grounds – the criminal justice reform SAFE-T Act.
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Syverson, Rowe seek death penalty for those accused of fatally shooting cops: 'This war on police officers must end'
Just days after two local police officers were shot to death in separate incidents, GOP state Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) is pushing to have the death penalty reinstalled in Illinois.
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Officials silent on Manteno middle schooler charged with felony for recording principal
A 13-year-old student at Manteno Middle School faces a possible felony conviction for violating a state eavesdropping law that critics call both extreme and indiscriminately applied, while officials would rather not talk about it.
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Parkhurst selected for leadership program
Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst (R-Kankakee) has been selected to join 39 other leaders at the Edgar Fellows Program at the University of Illinois.