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CLCCRUL 3/29/23 CLCCRUL 3/29/23

Nonpartisan trained volunteers will answer calls and monitor polls on election day: Illinois voters can call the election protection hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) for assistance.

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CLCCRUL 2/7/23 CLCCRUL 2/7/23

Five takeaways about voter turnout in Chicago ahead of this month’s municipal election

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CLCCRUL 10/13/22 CLCCRUL 10/13/22

The Chicago Housing Authority Keeps Giving Up Valuable Land While HUD Rubber-stamps the Deals

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CLCCRUL 5/3/22 CLCCRUL 5/3/22

South Side Woman Suing Advocate Christ Hospital, Alleging Racial Discrimination When She Brought in Her Son

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CLCCRUL 5/2/22 CLCCRUL 5/2/22

Election Day Hotline

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CLCCRUL 5/2/22 CLCCRUL 5/2/22

Hotline Available for Hoosier Voters on Election Day

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CLCCRUL 5/2/22 CLCCRUL 5/2/22

Do you remember the first time you voted on election day? These new voters will cast their first ballot Tuesday.

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CLCCRUL 5/2/22 CLCCRUL 5/2/22

Attorneys Offering Help to Hoosier Voters for May 3 Primary

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CLCCRUL 4/20/22 CLCCRUL 4/20/22

Chicago Lawyers’ Committee Files Federal Suit Charging Advocate Christ Medical Center with Racial Discrimination

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CLCCRUL 3/25/22 CLCCRUL 3/25/22

Over 200 Years of Black Environmental Stewardship is in Danger of Coming to a Halt!

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CLCCRUL 10/18/21 CLCCRUL 10/18/21

Illinois Redistricting Plan Undermines the Rights of Black Voters in East St. Louis

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CLCCRUL 6/28/21 CLCCRUL 6/28/21

Voting Rights Advocates Settle Claims with Secretary of State to Address Voter Registration Issues with Driver Services

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CLCCRUL 4/23/21 CLCCRUL 4/23/21

Voters Win Relief in Indiana After State Legislature Drops Anti-Voter Bill

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CLCCRUL 2/8/19 CLCCRUL 2/8/19

Judge Clears Hurdles in Racial Discrimination Suit Challenging Cook County’s Property Tax Assessment System

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CLCCRUL 10/29/18 CLCCRUL 10/29/18

NTA Parents Respond to New School Ratings from CPS

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CLCCRUL 10/24/18 CLCCRUL 10/24/18

New Lawsuit Challenges Chicagoland Propery Manager for Using a Sweeping 25-year Criminal Background Ban to Violate Civil Rights

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CLCCRUL 10/10/18 CLCCRUL 10/10/18

NTA Parents Speak Out Before Today’s Court Hearing

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CLCCRUL 9/27/18 CLCCRUL 9/27/18

Julián Castro to Headline Annual Benefit for Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights

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CLCCRUL 7/31/18 CLCCRUL 7/31/18

NTA Elemetary Parents and Activists File Injunction to Stop CPS from Closing a Top-peforming School

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CLCCRUL 7/24/18 CLCCRUL 7/24/18

Community Organizations Will Defend Claims Against Cook County Assessor’s Office for Systemic Discrimination

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