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Join Us at Our Annual Luncheon Event
Save the Date! 2017 marks the 20th anniversary of our partner organization, Chicago Appleseed. Join us in celebrating the occasion at our Annual Luncheon, co-hosted by the Chicago Council of Lawyers. The event will take place [...]
Changes in the Cook County Domestic Relations Courts
The Cook County court recently took bold steps to modernize the Domestic Relations Division and improve the system for all families moving through the divorce, paternity and child support process. Consolidation of the divorce court [...]
Cook County State’s Attorney Announces New Policy for Bond Recommendations
State's Attorney Kimberly M. Foxx, courtesy of her Twitter account. The Chicago Council of Lawyers (CCL) commends Cook County State's Attorney Kimberly M. Foxx for taking a progressive step towards reducing Cook County’s [...]
Illinois Takes Small First Step Toward Bail Reform
On June 9, 2017, Governor Rauner signed SB 2034 into law. SB 2034 covers two distinct areas of criminal law: the state RICO law and bail. First, effective immediately, it extends state RICO Act (“Illinois [...]
New NJDC Report Documents States’ Failure to Protect Children’s Right to Counsel
The National Juvenile Defender Center (“NJDC”) has issued new report that examines a serious failure in our justice system: the systematic denial of children’s constitutional right to a public defense. As NJDC’s troubling new report, [...]
Immigration Court Access
On April 5, 2017, Steven Schulman, Pro Bono Partner at Akin Gump and principal author of the Appleseed Immigration Court Practice Guide, led a training for attorneys on overcoming obstacles in immigration court. The event [...]
Thank you for voting for qualified judges
Thank you to those of you who used the judicial evaluations of the Chicago Council of Lawyers to help you vote for qualified judges. The integrity and independence of our judges depend upon an informed electorate [...]
The Race for Clerk of the Court
The Primary Election in Illinois is March 15th, and early voting is happening now. The Chicago Council of Lawyers wants voters to focus on electing the most qualified judges possible, but there are other races [...]
Rejoin the Council & Support the Collaboration for Justice
Has your membership in the Chicago Council of Lawyers lapsed? Now is the perfect time to renew and join in the Collaboration for Justice with the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice. In 2015, CCL members, [...]
Matching Contribution Opportunity for the Collaboration for Justice
We are excited to announce that an anonymous donor has offered to match every contribution made to Chicago Appleseed and the Chicago Council of Lawyers – the Collaboration for Justice -- between October 1 and [...]
