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Happy New Year from Equip for Equality!

Start the new year off on the right foot by clearing your cannabis conviction. Talk to our good friends at New Leaf Illinois to get help clearing your record of cannabis convictions at newleafillinois.org.

Empiece el nuevo año con buen pie eliminando su condena por cannabis. Habla con nuestros buenos amigos de New Leaf Illinois para que te ayuden a borrar tu historial de condenas por cannabis en newleafillinois.org.

Thank you Chicago Tribune for covering our mid-term report on the state's plan to repurpose the Choate Developmental Center--we found the state is not living up to it's promise of moving people into the community. chicagotribune.com/2025/01/08/ill…

We appreciate the Chicago Sun-Times covering our mid-term report on the state's plan to relocate 123 residents out of Choate Developmental Center. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/…

Read a message from our President & CEO on the remarks made by Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates belittling students with disabilities equipforequality.org/news/statement…

“It just strikes me as a situation where [Madison County] correctional staff are sadly unaware of the really serious harm that can be done by putting people in restraints and by holding them there for long periods,” said our Attorney, Amanda Antholt. illinoisanswers.org/2025/01/29/ill…

The state left 21 people with disabilities in the closed prison where they are confined to their cells up to 24 hours a day without access to programs and services. cookcountyrecord.com/stories/669904…

If you have a marijuana conviction on your record, our friends at New Leaf Illinois can help clear your record. Contact them today to get started. newleafillinois.org/s/

The judge overseeing Chicago police reform wants to hear how policing impacts you and how CPD needs to do more to make policing safe and equitable. To speak at the hearing, sing up by March 10 at 4:30 at bit.ly/consentdecreeC… The hearing will be on March 11 from 5pm to 7pm.

“I want to see what it looks like … freedom,” says Aaron Bass in this article. Aaron is one of hundreds of people with disabilities living in a state-operated developmental center but trying to find a home in the community with more freedom. chicagotribune.com/2025/03/03/sod…

Act Now to Protect the Rights and Safety of Illinois Students: Oppose SB 1943 to end Physical Restraint and Seclusion (Called Time Out and Isolated Time Out) It takes 5 minutes to file a witness slip against the bill. my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Cr…

If you have a marijuana conviction on your record and want it expunged, our friends at New Leaf Illinois can help you out. You don't have to have a disability for them to help you. Fill out the linked form to get help today! newleafillinois.org/s/get-help-here

“It’s hard to express too much joy over this outcome when we saw the really significant impact of those poor conditions and the isolation that these men were in for the last six months,” says EFE Managing Attorney Amanda Antholt in this piece from WTTW - Chicago PBS . news.wttw.com/2025/03/25/fin…

Thank you Chalkbeat Chicago, for covering this important issue. Parents should not have to waive their rights just to get the special education support that their students are entitled to! chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/0…

Act Now: Protect Illinois Students – Oppose Senate Bill 1943, Senate Amendment 1! Students are at risk. equipforequality.org/news/act-now-p…

Celebra este Dia de la Madre borrando tu registro! Visita newleafillinois.org o llama 855-963-9532 para ver si calificas. #NewLeafIllinois

Celebrate this Mother's Day by getting your record expunged. Visit NewLeafIllinois.org to start the expungement process. #NewLeafIllinois

Many people, including people with disabilities, used cannabis to self-medicate before Illinois decriminalized marijuana. If you were one of those people and were arrested for it, you may still have a record. Go to our friends at newleafillinois.org to find out for free!