Introducing the 2025 FJLOC Cohort’s Ambitious Social Justice Projects

The 2025 Future Justice Lawyers of Chicago (FJLOC) officially began on their program January 11, 2025, marking another year of committed student engagement in pressing legal and social justice issues. The purpose of our FJLOC program is help local students understand how they can pursue careers focu...
June 6, 2025

Presenting Our Strategic Plan

Dear friends, supporters, and allies, Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts is delighted to present to you our new strategic plan, which includes our goals for the next three years (2025-2028). This year, 2025, is a pivotal year for our organization. Chicago Appleseed (formerly known...
March 10, 2025

VICTORY: Sheriff’s Electronic Monitoring Program Will be Phased Out!

This morning - Thursday, November 21, 2024 - the Cook County Board of Commissioners voted to pass a budget amendment that significantly reduced funding for the Cook County Sheriff’s pretrial electronic monitoring (EM) program. This puts the county on track to consolidate the two EM programs into one...
November 21, 2024
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