Staff Updates Archives - Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts

Leadership Transition Update

From Rachel Lyons, Executive Director at Chicago Appleseed: To the Chicago Appleseed community, I am leaving my position as executive director as of November 3, 2026. Even though I have been with the organization for less than a year, I am proud of our work together and the incredible peop...

Elizabeth Monkus reflects on time with Chicago Appleseed

After 15 incredible years of dedication to Chicago Appleseed, we are saying goodbye to our beloved Elizabeth Monkus, Senior Attorney & Project Director, as she begins her retirement. Since Elizabeth joined the organization, she has shown amazing tenacity in her advocacy towards building a more f...

ICYMI: Recap of “Who’s Your Jailer?” Event—December 10, 2025

On Wednesday evening, Naomi and I participated in a community teach-in, "Who's Your Jailer?," hosted by the Cook County Coalition for Prosecutor Accountability (C3PA), where we discussed Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s policies and their consequences. The panel also featured publ...

PRESS RELEASE: Malcolm Rich, Founding Executive Director of Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts, To Retire After 27 Years

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact - Stephanie Agnew (sagnew@chicagoappleseed.org) CHICAGO, IL—Effective March 1, 2024, Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts and the Chicago Council of Lawyers will welcome new leadership as the organizations’ Executive Director, Malcolm Rich (he/him), transitio...

Announcing: Jill Dupont Memorial Fellowship of the Collaboration for Justice

Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts, an affiliate of Appleseed, and the Chicago Council of Lawyers, Chicago’s public interest bar association, are incredibly honored to announce the creation of the Jill Dupont Memorial Fellowship of the Collaboration for Justice. Chicago Appleseed Cent...

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