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CPD’s “Gun Offender Dashboard” contains Disturbing Inaccuracies that are Misleading the Public about the Causes of Violent Crime

Chicago Police Department’s “Gun Offender Dashboard” contains Disturbing Inaccuracies that are Misleading the Public about the Causes of Violent Crime By Sarah Staudt, Senior Policy Analyst and Staff Attorney on behalf of the Criminal Justice Advisory Committee (CJAC) On Monday, Police Chief Eddi...

Give $50 for 50

Our Presidents’ Circle of donors celebrates the collaboration for justice between the Chicago Council of Lawyers and the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice. With a tax deductible donation to our Presidents’ Circle $50 for 50 campaign, you can sustain our court reform work for another 50 years. Ch...

On the Table 2019 Memo to the Mayor: Our Courts are Our Community

Thanks to our guests for an exciting On the Table conversation on May 15th, discussing our courts as part of our community. This year, On the Table hosts are producing a Memo to the Mayor and our guests particularly appreciate how a change in government can offer the best time to create a change in...

HB 1115-The Mandatory Supervised Release Reentry Freedom Act Moves to the Illinois Senate

HB 1115-The Mandatory Supervised Release Reentry Freedom Act moved forward to passage last week by being approved by the state’s lower house by a vote of 62-47. This bill would eliminate the use of electronic monitoring for people who have completed their state prison sentences and are not required...

Clean Slate Subcommittee for Child Support

Chicago Appleseed is proud to participate in the Clean Slate Subcommittee for the Child Support Advisory Committee to HFS and the courts in Illinois. Clean Slate is a program intended to help parents with child support debt clear the money owed to the state and end their cycle of debt. The subcommit...

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