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REPORT: Progressive Promises – Results of a Reform Prosecutor in Cook County

Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts, the Chicago Council of Lawyers, The People’s Lobby, and Reclaim Chicago have released our ninth report discussing the current state of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. Since State’s Attorney (SA) Kim Foxx took office in Cook County, our coalition h...

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...

Preventing Wrongful Convictions: Ensuring the Right to Communicate in Cook County

From media depictions of the criminal legal system, most people seem to understand that when you get arrested, you are allowed a phone call and that phone call can get you a lawyer that will advocate for you during police interrogations. Unfortunately, this is not always the reality – especially in...

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...

Testimony to the IL Supreme Court Statutory Court Fees Task Force: Fines and Fees Perpetuate Inequality as Opposed to Serving Justice (August 30)

On August 30, 2022, Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts' social work intern, CJ Beck, provided testimony at a public hearing held by Illinois Statutory Court Fees Task Force. The public hearing was called so community members could provide testimony on the Task Force's draft report on the "Impl...

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