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1. www.nprillinois.org › 2021/07/13 › the-nationsAs The Nation's Courthouses Reopen, They Face ... - NPR Illinois

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   Jul 13, 2021 · The Illinois Supreme Court announced June 30 that courthouses will return to normal in October, and defendants will once again be able to assert their Constitutional right to a speedy trial, a right the Illinois Supreme Court suspended in March 2020 amid COVID-19.

2. www.chicagoappleseed.org › 2021/07/30 › checking-onChecking on the Cook County Criminal Court's Case Backlog ...

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   Jul 30, 2021 · With COVID-19 causing the courts to shut down and the Illinois Supreme Court to pause speedy trial rights, case processing slowed to a crawl. In April, Injustice Watch reported that more than 33,600 felony cases were pending in Cook County, which was a 22% increase from the same time last year.

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3. www.illinoiscourts.gov › courts › circuit-courtIllinois Circuit Court Statistical Reports

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   Search the Illinois Circuit Court Statistical Reports. Final comprehensive statistical reports will be published in the Annual Report of the Illinois Courts.

4. www.chicagotribune.com › 2023/10/04 › stalledCook County courts start to track why cases get delayed

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   Oct 4, 2023 · Stalled Justice update: Notoriously slow Cook County courts will begin tracking why cases are delayed. Detainees wait in a holding cell in the basement of the Leighton Criminal Court Building ...

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5. www.chicagoappleseed.org › 2021/11/08 › slowlyLatest News - Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts

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   Nov 8, 2021 · Although there were many reports of a growing backlog of cases during 2020 and 2021, it was not until June of 2021 — when the Illinois Supreme Court announced the reinstatement of speedy trial rights — that the felony courts were successful in substantially accelerating their operations.

6. www.wbez.org › criminal-justice › 2021/07/01Court Reopening Could Force Prosecutors To Drop Cases ... - WBEZ

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   Jul 1, 2021 · In Illinois, the right to a speedy trial means that if a defendant demands it, prosecutors have to take the case to trial within 120 days if the defendant is in custody, and 160 days if not.

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   How many cases do Cook County criminal courts resolve in 2020?

   • In September 2020, we found public data showing in a “normal” year, the Cook County Criminal Courts enter an average of 6,966 case dispositions between April 1 and June 30. This number includes dismissals, guilty pleas, and trials. In 2020, the courts resolved only 477 cases — about 7% of the usual total.

   Checking on the Cook County Criminal Court's Case Backlog - Chicago

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   Will Cook County Courts reopen a criminal court backlog on October 1?

   • The urgency of clearing the criminal court backlog may have increased now that there is a firm deadline by which speedy trial rights are restored on October 1 — but any further delay of these rights should only be considered a failure of the Cook County Courts to effectively maintain people’s basic constitutional protections.

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   Are Cook County courts playing catch up?

   • This deficit means that the courts have needed to play catch up as pandemic restrictions have been lifted. While some progress has been made in clearing the court backlog, it is essential that the Cook County Courts keep doing the hard work to resolve these cases fairly and quickly.

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   How many cases are there in Cook County?

   • Currently, the backlog consists primarily of lower level cases. Over 10,000 cases are either Class 4 drug cases or Class 4 traffic cases; many weapons cases have been pending for over a year (see Figure 4: Cases in Cook County’s “Backlog” by Class and Charge Type ).

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   How many Class 4 drug cases are dismissed in Cook County?

   • In a normal year, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office dismisses about 65% of Class 4 drug cases; most of those (81%) are dismissed outright without going through a diversion program. These dismissals have slowed during the pandemic, along with deferred prosecution referrals.

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   When will speedy trial rights be restored?

   • When speedy trial rights are restored on October 1, we can expect many of those people to demand trial as soon as they are given the opportunity — generally, case preparations by lawyers have continued during the pandemic even though the courts have been slow to hold trials.

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8. www.cbsnews.com › chicago › newsCook County To Expand Court Capacity For Criminal Trials As ...

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   Jul 17, 2021 · CHICAGO (CBS) -- As Illinois reopens, a backlog of felony court cases is looming. Thus, Cook County is expanding its capacity to hold trials, with 86 courtrooms available starting Friday, July...