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2008
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July 2008
In this e-Newsletter:
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Council Receives the Legal Leadership
Award
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2008 Annual Luncheon Tickets Now on
Sale!
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Introducing Our Summer Interns,
Fellows and Staff
May 2008
In this e-Newsletter:
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Increasing the Effectiveness of
Parental Involvement in Education
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Chicago Appleseed Begins Court
Watching Initiative at 26th Street
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Preparáte Conference Features Chicago
Appleseed's Policy Work
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Foundation Grants Awarded to Chicago
Appleseed
March 2008
In this
e-Newsletter:
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Get Involved: Volunteer
Opportunity for the Criminal
Justice Project
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Get Involved: Volunteer Opportunity for the Parental Involvement
Program
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Get Involved: Attend Our Fundraising Event "Building Strong
Communities"
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Get Involved: Attend a MCLE Forum on Police Accountability in
Chicago
2007
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September 12, 2007
In this e-Alert:
Volunteer Opportunities
August 2007
In this e-Newsletter:
• The 2007 Annual
Luncheon is only weeks away!
• Chicago Appleseed in the News
• The 2007 Judicial Directory is Now Online!
• Thanks to our summer interns and PILI Fellows!
July 2007
In this e-Newsletter:
• A First Step
Toward Eliminating Rogue Cops
• Long-term Solutions for NCLB Must Include Parental Involvement
• Council Vice President Named "Faculty Member of the Year"
• Double Your Donation With A Matching Gift!
June 2007
In this e-Newsletter:
• Financial
Education Brochures in Chicago Public Libraries
• Civil Liberties Committee Is Looking for New Members
• State Street Foundation Awards Grant to Chicago Appleseed
• CCL Announcement: Board of Governors
May 2007
In this e-Newsletter:
• Police Oversight in Chicago: Should the Office of Professional
Standards be Changed or Replaced?
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Save the Date for the 2007 Annual Luncheon!
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Chicago Appleseed Takes Its Parental Involvement Model on the Road
April 2007
In this e-Newsletter:
• Appleseed and Chicago Appleseed Release Report Detailing the
"Fair Exchange" Pilot Program
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A Request from the Council's Civil Liberties Committee
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Parental Involvement under the No Child Left Behind Act
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Save the Date for the 2007 Annual Luncheon!
29 March 2007
In this e-Newsletter:
• Give Juvenile Offenders a Chance
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Updates on Parental Involvement Initiative under NCLB
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Chicago Appleseed: A Decade of Growth
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Donor Spotlight: Gary Elden, Grippo & Elden LLC
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February 2007
In this e-Newsletter:
• Parental Involvement Under No Child Left Behind
• "Chicago Appleseed: A Decade of Growth" Gala Event on March 7!
• Donor Spotlight: Patricia Bronte, Jenner & Block LLP
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February 2007
In this e-Alert:
• Balancing the Cook County Budget Without Sacrificing
Justice.
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February 2007
In this e-Newsletter:
• The Council recommends changes in the way bond
hearings are conducted in Cook
County
• Chicago Appleseed: A Decade of Growth" Gala Event on
March 7!
• The 2007 Membership Drive is Underway!
2006
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8 December 2006
In this e-Newsletter:
• A
Statement to the Members of the Chicago Council of Lawyers and Friends
of Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice
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The people have spoken: www.voteforjudges.org earns rave reviews!
• 20 Years of Service for Executive Director Malcolm C. Rich
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October 2006
In this e-Newsletter:
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2006 Annual Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Lynn Sweet
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VoteforJudges.org is Live for the 2006 Judicial Elections!
29
September 2006
In this e-Newsletter:
• 2006 Annual Luncheon--Confirm your
attendance today!
4
August 2006
In this e-Newsletter:
• Upcoming Events for the Council and Chicago Appleseed
17
July 2006
In this e-Newsletter:
• Annual Luncheon to be held on October 17, 2006
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2006 Summer Staff and Projects
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April 2006
In this e-Newsletter:
• Financial Access Reception
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"Bridging the Gap" Fundraiser
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January 2006
In this e-Newsletter:
• Chicago Appleseed and Appleseed Foundation Release Report
Calling for Transparency in the United States—Mexico Remittance
Market
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The Council, Chicago Appleseed, and the Legal Assistance Foundation
of Metropolitan Chicago issue a policy statement on the use of videoconferencing
in deportation hearings
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An invitation to all friends of Chicago Appleseed and the Chicago Council
of Lawyers Chicago Appleseed Information Series: Voter Education
in Judicial Elections
2005
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November
2005
In this e-Newsletter:
• Program Updates: Financial Education; Criminal Justice Project;
VoteForJudges.org
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New Initiatives: Downgrading Crime Statistics; Immigration Court Reform
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Volunteer Opportunities
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Next Month: 2005 Annual Report
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Congratulations Executive Director Malcolm Rich!
October
2005
In this e-Newsletter:
• The 2005 Annual Luncheon was a huge success!
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Special Thanks to our 2005 Annual Luncheon Contributing Sponsors
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Volunteer Opportunity
June
15, 2005
In this e-Newsletter:
• Chicago Appleseed Comments on Proposed Changes to the Regulation
of the Community Reinvestment Act
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Chicago Appleseed Receives Grant from the Chicago Community Trust for
Criminal Justice Project
March
30, 2005
In this e-Newsletter:
• The Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice and the Chicago
Council of Lawyers announce the availability of the 2005 Edition of
the Legal Services Directory of free and low cost legal services
in the Chicago metropolitan area.
2004
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August
24, 2004
In this e-Newsletter:
• Follow-up: The
Governor has signed into law legislation regulating the sometimes
shameful business practices of private child support collection agencies
July
29, 2004
In
this e-Newsletter:
• 2004
Annual Luncheon held on July 15th
• Chicago
Appleseed issues comments on Proposed Changes in the Food Stamp
Rules Affecting Individual Development Accounts
• Criminal
Justice Project receives $25,000 grant
• New
publications available
June
05, 2004
In
this e-Newsletter:
• Save
the Date: 2004 Annual Luncheon to be held on July 15th
• Report
from our Forum on The Future of Protest in Chicago
April
30, 2004
In
this e-Newsletter:
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From Chicago Appleseed: Financial Education Project --
Comments Submitted in Response to Proposed Changes to the Community
Reinvestment Act
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Mar 04
In
this issue:
• President's Column -- Depoprtation Hearings and
Due Process:
The Role of Video Teleconferencing, by Chicago Appleseed Fund
For Justice President, Diana C. White
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Looking for Suggestions: Prospective Recipients of the Commitment
To Justice Award
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Jan 04
In this Issue:
• President's Column -- Examining the Criminal
Justice System in Cook County, by Chicago Appleseed Fund For
Justice President, Diana C. White
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New initiative: Examining Immigration Court's Video Teleconferencing
Hearings in Deportation Proceedings.
2003
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Dec 03
In this Issue:
• Special Request: We are looking for investigators to interview
lawyers who have practiced against judicial candidates running in the
March Primary.
04
Dec 03
In this Issue:
• President's Column -- Protecting Judicial Independence, by
new Council President, Locke E. Bowman
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Change of Leadership for the Council and Chicago Appleseed
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Council response to beatings of inmates at the Cook County Jail
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Oct 03
In this Issue:
• Reminder:
Joint Annual Meeting of the Council and Chicago Appleseed
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Aug 03
In this Issue:
• Annual Luncheon: Professor Geoffrey R. Stone discusses
"Civil Liberties in Time of War." Commitment to Justice Award
Presented to Lawrence C. Marshall.
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Council's Letter to the Editor on affirmative action published
in the Chicago Tribune.
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Pro Bono Opportunities with the Chicago Council of Lawyers and the Chicago
Appleseed Fund For Justice
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Apr 03
In
this Issue:
• Special Announcement regarding the need for pro bono counsel
to represent protesters arrested on March 20, 2003
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Mar 03
In this Issue:
• Chicago Council of Lawyers and the Chicago Chapter of the
National Lawyers Guild Present: INS Special Registration,
Secret Hearings & Indefinite Detentions: What’s Next?
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Council Once Again Mobilizing Lawyers to Offer Free Legal Services for
Individuals Targeted For FBI Interview
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Feb 03
In this Issue:
• Legislation incorporating the Chicago Appleseed/Chicago
Council model child support system becomes law.
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The Law Watchdog Program of the Council: Our Views About Protecting
Civil Liberties.
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The Council and Chicago Appleseed would like your views on how we can
better serve you and the public.
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Order your copy of the Fifth Edition of the Tenant-Landlord
Handbook.
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Join our Young Lawyers Division
2002
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22
Nov 02
In this Issue:
• Council and Chicago Appleseed release comprehensive report on
the inadequacies of child support enforcement and collection in Cook
County.
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The Fifth Edition of the Tenant-Landlord Handbook
is now available.
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The Council, with the research assistance of the Chicago Appleseed Fund
For Justice, begins its Court Watching Program.
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All judges retained in the November election -- a message from the Council.
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Fundraising luncheon features Sen. Barack Obama and honors the law firm
of Holland & Knight.
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Council announces the inuauguration of our Young Lawyers Division --
first meeting on December 5th
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Jul 02
In this Issue:
• Current Status of Child Support Legislation
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Volunteer Opportunities
- State
Judicial Evaluation
- Task
Force on Judicial Campaign Finance Reform Strategies
- Task
Force on Child Support Reform Strategies
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Chicago Council of Lawyers Seeking Applicants for Board positions
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