Pillars of Justice

Thanks to everyone who joined us at American Junkie this week for our annual Pillars of Justice Event! We had a great time and hope you did, too. We'd particularly like to thank Kirkland & Ellis, who sponsored us at the Changemaker level, and Skadden, who sponsored us at the Innovator level. A...

Breakfast Panel on Government Reform

The Committee for Economic Development, in partnership with Chicago Appleseed, Business and Professional People in the Public Interest,  Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, CHANGE Illinois, Union League Club, and the Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy, offered an interesting panel discussion at...

Pillars of Justice

Our spring Pillars of Justice Event, hosted in conjunction with National Appleseed, is just around the corner! There is still time to purchase a ticket, or place a sponsorship ad in the program. This year, we are honoring Patrick Fitzgerald of Skadden Arps Meager & Flom and Sergio Acosta of Hi...
Seal of Cook County, Illinois

Improving Justice for Women Through Diversion Forum on December 20th

On December 20th, Illinois Supreme Court Justice Ann M. Burke, along with the Cook County Justice Advisory Council, the Community Renewal Society, and others, are presenting a forum on a proposed law enforcement-led initiative to divert women, who would otherwise be arrested for prostitution, into s...