President Donald Trump signed several criminal justice-related orders Monday, including one that threatens to take federal funding away from states that have eliminated cash bail. AP

President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week threatening to strip federal funding from states — including Illinois — that have “substantially” eliminated cash bail.

So, should state lawmakers rush back to Springfield to make wholesale changes to the SAFE-T Act, or prepare for life without millions in federal assistance?

One suburban legislator told us this week he isn’t sweating it.

“It’s just so much talk,” Sen. Mark Walker of Arlington Heights said. “This isn’t the first time he’s threatened Illinois.”

State Sen. Mark Walker, an Arlington Heights Democrat, said he doesn’t expect the state

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