Victory in the Effort to Reform Chicago’s Ticket and Collection Practices

Following testimony earlier in the week, the Chicago City Council voted 49-1 to pass ordinance O2019-5547 on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. The ordinance takes the first steps toward reforming ticketing, payment plans, and ticket debt collection practices in the City of Chicago. The ordi...
September 18, 2019

Due Process Must Be Protected

--Sadaf Misbah, summer fellow at Chicago Appleseed   Over the weekend, President Trump proposed depriving undocumented immigrants of their due-process rights. In this message via Twitter, the President announced his intention to implement “zero tolerance” when it comes to immigrants crossing...
June 26, 2018

Joint Statement Against Reinstatement of the Death Penalty in Illinois

Following the advancement of House Floor Amendment 1 to SB 2580, a wrong-headed measure to reinstate the death penalty in Illinois, Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice and Chicago Council of Lawyers release the following statement in opposition: Joint Statement Against Reinstating the Death Penalty i...
May 22, 2018

Amicus Joined by Chicago Council of Lawyers is Successful

In August, our partner organization—the Chicago Council of Lawyers—joined an amicus brief authored by LAF in a wrongful death suit against the City of Chicago, involving a question about the Illinois Domestic Violence Act. In the trial court, the City of Chicago won a motion to dismiss a family’s w...
November 27, 2017