The state's SAFE-T Act is back in the news as the Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments about the Act's cash bail provisions. Illinois lawmakers are racing to pass legislation ahead of their April recess, and a federal bribery trial puts Michael Madigan back in the headlines.
WSIU’s Jennifer Fuller talks with Charlie Wheeler and Jason Piscia about the news this week in Illinois Politics.
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