As anyone who is even tangentially involved with the Illinois state courts is aware, the past six months since the September 2023 effective date of what is often called the Pretrial Fairness Act (PFA) have brought transformative change to the criminal pretrial system in Illinois. Thanks to the massive undertaking by the Illinois courts - at all levels - to proactively prepare for this moment, key court stakeholders – judges, state and defense counsel, pretrial officers, clerks and others charged with implementation - were ready on day one.