The Illinois Supreme Court Pretrial Implementation Task Force (Task Force) will host in-person regional education seminars in Carterville on December 13th at John A. Logan Community College and Champaign on December 14th at the I Hotel and Conference Center to overview pretrial justice and the implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act (PFA), which is scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2023. The seminars will also address the Legislature’s recent amendments to the PFA. 

Registration is available here. 

The education seminars are scheduled to go from 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. 

Attendees will gather for plenary morning and afternoon presentations with Q&A and scenario-based discussions related to pretrial practices and the PFA. All are welcome to attend the educational seminar. 

Task Force resources, including flowcharts and considerations documents , as well as video recordings of previous virtual Town Halls, a schedule of upcoming Town Halls, and a list of Task Force members and subcommittees, can be found here. Monthly Town Halls also continue to be held and have covered topics such as an introduction to the PFA, release by citation, release from custody, pretrial assessment tools, and first appearance hearings.