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Domestic Violence Court in Cook County: Innovation Without Integration

Written by Elizabeth Harris, University of Michigan, and Elizabeth Monkus, Senior Attorney & Project Director at Chicago Appleseed. Cook County's Domestic Violence Division was created in 2010 to make the domestic violence courthouse—opened in 2005—more responsive to survivors of domestic...

Supervised Visitation & Safe Exchange Programs: Cook County Centers Provide a “Safe Place” for Families to Connect

When a parent’s fitness is called into question by the court, particularly when there are concerns about intimate partner abuse or other forms of harmful behavior, courts may rely on communities’ supervised visitation programs to ensure that children have the opportunity to maintain contact with the...

Statement: After Hours Access to the Domestic Violence Court

The Domestic Violence Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County launched after-hours access, via remote proceedings, for Civil Emergency Orders of Protection this week. In addition to regular court hours, Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, remote hearings are now available Monday to Friday, 9:0...

Illinois Could Help Kids in State Custody by Providing “Expressed Interest” Representation

Each year in the state of Illinois, children in youth jails and prisons are released by judges and yet continue to remain incarcerated after adjudication because the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) cannot find suitable places for them to be released to. In 2015, the state of Il...

NEW REPORT | “Slipping Through the Cracks” – Evaluation of the Cook County Domestic Violence Division in Chicago

Since early 2020, Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts and the Chicago Council of Lawyers have been evaluating the Domestic Violence Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, with a specific focus on the Domestic Violence Courthouse at 555 West Harrison in Chicago. Today, we release our find...

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Domestic Violence Court in Cook County: Innovation Without Integration

Supervised Visitation & Safe Exchange Programs: Cook County Centers Provide a “Safe Place” for Families to Connect

Statement: After Hours Access to the Domestic Violence Court

Illinois Could Help Kids in State Custody by Providing “Expressed Interest” Representation ￼

NEW REPORT | “Slipping Through the Cracks” – Evaluation of the Cook County Domestic Violence Division in Chicago

Illinois Could Help Kids in State Custody by Providing “Expressed Interest” Representation