The Lincoln Yards development project doesn’t require public money - and especially not TIF money intended by law to help “blighted” areas.
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On April 10th, HB 2541 passed the Illinois House of Representatives and now moves to a Senate vote.
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SB 1737 will reduce barriers to joining Local School Councils (LSCs), and help promote diversity in LSCs and ensure that they accurately reflect the needs and values of our communities.
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Pro bono cases give Brett the opportunity to get hands-on experience in court and to interact closely with clients who often don’t have many options. “That means so much to me,” says Brett. “I strongly believe that all attorneys have a duty and an obligation to give back through pro bono work.”
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Two Iowa women were denied Medicaid coverage for a medically necessary gender-affirming surgery. Last week, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled unanimously in their favor.
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Every year, 30,000 citizens re-enter society from Illinois correctional institutions. HB 2541 (“Re-entering Citizens Civics Education Act”) will provide re-entering citizens with a non-partisan civics peer education program.
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Did you miss the convening on implicit bias in schools? We’ve got you covered. Here are four key takeaways from the keynote and our breakout sessions:
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This morning, members of the non-partisan Just Democracy coalition, including Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, sent a letter to Secretary of State Jesse White’s Office that outlines the agency’s violations of state and federal law in its flawed implementation of automatic voter registration (AVR) in Illinois.
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Our volunteers helped more than 1,000 voters across Illinois and Indiana during the 2018 midterm elections.
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New data tells us that few hate crimes result in hate crime convictions. We asked hate crime victims what it is like to seek justice in Illinois.
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The midterm elections are coming up on Tuesday, November 6th. Below are 5 things Illinois voters should know.
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Read our comments on Chicago’s proposed Consent Decree that we submitted to the federal court last Friday.
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“As a pro bono attorney, I’m there because they don’t have anyone and can’t afford anyone,” says Giel. “I like pro bono work because it is so personal - on a pro bono case you change someone’s life.”
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For more than a year, community members in Lansing, Illinois sat in secret meetings mediated by the Department of Justice to negotiate a set of reforms with municipal and police department officials. Now, they are speaking out about the agreement they won, and the challenges ahead.
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Growing up in a small Georgia town, Jordan Hall was always interested in learning law - he just didn’t know how he’d get there.
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Today, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights welcomes our new class of summer fellows and interns as they embark on important civil rights projects, ranging from housing discrimination to community equitable development and the school-to-prison-pipeline.
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Voting Rights Project intern Alexandria Boutros shares her journey uncovering voter disenfranchisement in the criminal justice system.
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“Janet’s expertise, patience and kindness has helped make a potentially overwhelming process manageable, and most importantly, it allows NAMI affiliates to provide quality and efficient services and achieve the mission of supporting, educating and advocating for all those affected by mental health conditions.”
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AVR was enacted in 2017 in Illinois, with unanimous bipartisan support in the House and Senate. Yet it appears that Illinois will not meet the July 1, 2018 deadline written in the law for establishing opt-out voter registration at Driver Services facilities, the cornerstone of AVR and the tool that would actually make registration “automatic”.
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