Advocates Urge Delay for Public Act 101-0255

Chicago Council of Lawyers and Chicago Appleseed have joined with the Cook County State’s Attorney and many advocates for people who have experienced domestic violence and sexual assault to urge a delay in implementation for Public Act 101-0255. Public Act 101-0255 is scheduled to take effect on...
November 11, 2019

Support for the License to Work Act

Statement from the Transit Table 7/23/2019 “Mayor Lightfoot’s commitment to support the License to Work Act is a long-awaited, strong first step in transforming Chicago’s inequitable vehicle ticketing system, as is the ordinance she proposed with City Clerk Anna Valencia. For years, the Transit Ta...
July 23, 2019

License to Work

Chicago Appleseed is a coalition member of License2Work Illinois, a group working to eliminate inequities in the judicial process by eliminating drivers licenses suspensions as a punishment for debt owed the city, such as court debt, administrative fees and unpaid fines. The License2Work coalition c...
April 11, 2019

Governor Rauner Signs The Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act into Law!

Chicago Appleseed is excited to share that yesterday, Governor Rauner signed HB 4594- The Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act into law. The Act reforms Illinois’ system of court costs, fines, and fees and reduces the burden of court costs, fines, and fees on Illinoisans who can’t afford to pay them....
August 21, 2018