Press and Media Coverage
News articles, interviews, and media features that mention or highlight the Chicago Council of Lawyers and its work.
Chicago Council of Lawyers and Chicago Appleseed Announce New Relationship
[Chicago] The Chicago Council of Lawyers (the “Council”) and Chicago Appleseed for Fair Courts (“Chicago Appleseed”) announce a significant change in their relationship, effective January 1, 2026. As of that date, The Council and Chicago [...]
Our members are living our values
In October 2025, a single video changed everything. Chicago Council of Lawyers Board member Robert Held stood calmly but firmly at the ICE detention facility in Broadview, addressing scores of law enforcement officers with the [...]
CCL in the News
Longtime member of the Chicago Council of Lawyers, and member of the board of governors, Rob Held is quoted in a CBS news story about his experiences protesting outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois. [...]
New Research Documents Need For Deep Reform of Cook County Criminal Court Culture
In their new study documenting a litany of failings in the operation of the Cook County Felony Courts at 26th Street and California Avenue in Chicago, "How Culture Impacts Courtrooms: An Empirical Study of Alienation [...]
License to Work Act Passes
License to Work Act: SB 1786, the License to Work Act, passed in the Illinois legislature veto session on Tuesday, October 29. Chicago Council of Lawyers and Chicago Appleseed are proud to have worked as members [...]
Letter to the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: We won’t know if bail reform is working until the public has the necessary data
This op-ed appeared in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on March 1, 2018. Last summer, Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy Evans issued an order directing judges to set monetary bonds only in amounts that people [...]
A Police Accountability Policy Recommendation from the Chicago Council of Lawyers
Chicago Should Annually Disclose Police Officers Named in a High Number of Complaints December 2014 I. Recommendation. Consistent with the March 2014 ruling of the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court in Kalven v. [...]
Judge Chevere, Found Unqualified for Retention in 2012, Now Re-Assigned for Wrongfully Jailing Defendants
Published on December 2, 2014 on the Collaboration for Justice Blog By: Elizabeth Monkus Recently, the Chicago Tribune reported that Cook County Criminal Court Judge Gloria Chevere was re-assigned to a non-trial civil administration [...]
Essential Components for Bond Court Reform
Essential Components for Bond Court Reform A Policy Statement from the Collaboration for Justice of Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice and the Chicago Council of Lawyers This Policy Statement was published as a Letter [...]
2014 Judicial Evaluations and Results
For the November 4, 2014 General Election, the Chicago Council of Lawyers has evaluated the judges seeking retention and the candidates seeking to become judges.
