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According to the Chicago Police Department, Alphanso Talley has now been charged in the heinous murder of a Chicago police officer and the attempted murder of another officer, along with a long list of additional felony charges. At the time of this horrific attack, Talley was wanted on three warrants, was on parole in two separate cases, and had a lengthy criminal history dating back to 2017. 

Yet earlier this year, Governor JB Pritzker and Speaker Chris Welch praised the SAFE-T Act as sound and effective policy. Now Illinois families are left asking how a repeat violent offender with this record was free to take a police officer’s life and leave another in critical condition.

Talley’s reported criminal history includes:

• Charges dating back to 2017 include carjacking, kidnapping, and armed robbery
• A 2021 arrest for being a felon on parole in possession of a weapon
• 2023 charges for several crimes including unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated fleeing
• A 2024 charge for battering correctional officers while in custody at Cook County Jail
• A 2025 arrest connected to a violent carjacking in Bronzeville

Governor Pritzker, Speaker Welch, and House Democrats owe the people of Illinois answers and accountability for how a repeat offender like this was free to be on our streets and allegedly commit such a heinous and tragic crime.

How can Democrats continue to stand by a policy that keeps failing after tragedies like this? A Chicago police officer is dead and another remains in critical condition. What more will it take for Democrats to get serious about fixing the SAFE-T Act?

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