After more than a year of organizing from communities across Illinois, the Funded Advocacy & Independent Representation (FAIR) Act (HB3363) has passed the state legislature and will be heading to the Governor’s desk to be signed into law! This historic occasion marks the first time Illinois has significantly updated its public defense structure since 1949, […] The post Illinois Legislature Passes Bill Creating Statewide Office of Public Defense appeared first on Coalition to End Money Bond.