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The Pretrial Fairness Act has been upheld by the Illinois Supreme Court, ending the use of money bond in the state. This means that soon no one will be detained in Illinois’ jails pre-trial just because they cannot afford the cost of bail.

We joined housing advocates in challenging landlord policies in Cook County that automatically reject potential tenants who have any prior connection to an eviction case. These policies are most likely to adversely impact Black renters, especially Black women.

All defendants are innocent until proven guilty, but no person is above the law. If President Trump is found guilty, he must be held accountable.

Anti-violence activist Darrell Dacres describes his experiences being stopped (& frisked) by CPD. WTTW - Chicago PBS #BlackVoicesWTTW ONE Northside #stopandfrisk

Mayor Johnson’s announcement of Larry Snelling as Superintendent of CPD is an opportunity for fundamental change in the way people across Chicago experience policing. We hope Chief Snelling brings long overdue changes to the policies and culture in CPD.

A month away from ending money bond in Illinois, our director of criminal justice policy Ben Ruddell wrote a piece in the Chicago Sun-Times about the importance of implementing and supporting this historic change in our state. chicago.suntimes.com/2023/8/17/2383…

The recent bomb threats targeting public libraries across the Chicago area are deeply troubling escalation in the attacks on books and libraries in this state. These threats of violence are not an appropriate response to books and ideas that some do not like.

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We just delivered this open letter to over 650 colleges and university leaders. "We recognize that colleges and universities are managing heightened threats and anguished tensions on their campuses while trying to keep students safe — and we take those concerns seriously," said

.University of Illinois We understand police in riot gear are facing off with students protesting at University of Illinois . Armed police only escalate this situation and will put the safety of everyone at risk. We call on administrators to show restraint and use dialogue, not force.

Colleen Connell and Luis Gutierrez: Chicago should embrace, not reject, Mexican Independence Day celebrations trib.al/IsFIsRM

Glad to see the KIND Act pass with unanimous bipartisan support. It allows DCFS to apply commonsense standards to certify relatives to care for young Illinoisans and to help them find their forever homes. Grateful to Sen. Hunter and Rep. Evans for ushering this bill to my desk.