A Court Program That Connects Participants to Services Instead of Prison Sentences Just Got Expanded

  This summer, Illinois passed a law that will allow people who’ve committed certain violent crimes to access court programs…
10.12.18
Guilty! Chicago Activists Respond to the Jason Van Dyke Verdict

  If you have lived in Chicago for at least several years, images of community resistance, police, and mainstream media…
10.10.18
Mayoral Candidate Interview: Neal Sáles-Griffin

      Neal Sáles-Griffin walks into the Chicago Defender building with an optimistic bounce, casually dressed wearing a “Made…
10.09.18
Why Illinois Has So Many Wrongful Convictions—and How to Fight Them

  More men have been exonerated in the ongoing Ronald Watts corruption scandal. We spoke with a wrongful-convictions attorney who’s…
10.03.18
Our Hair, Our Money? Fighting for Our Share of the Black Hair Care Business

  Coming to the aid of an African-American senior citizen being verbally abused by a Korean beauty supply store owner,…
10.03.18
Candidates and Officials Brace for Verdict in Jason Van Dyke Trial

Several community leaders have made statements about the guilty verdict in the Jason Van Dyke trial; the jury rendered Van…
10.05.18
An Interview With Rep. LaShawn K. Ford: Will He Run For Mayor?

  La Shawn  K. Ford, Illinois State Representative of the 8th District, is considering a Chicago mayoral run. Rep. Ford’s…
09.26.18
Telling Our Story: Black Experience Through Murals

Murals that decorate the City of Chicago express the diversity intricately woven into the cultural fabric of the city. And…
09.26.18
The History of Cook County Bond Reform and Beyond

Malcolm Rich, executive director of the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice, offers a look back at Cook County Courts’ bond…
09.25.18
Retired Chicago Police Officers Launch Community Pride Campaign to Offset Violent Protests In Case Officer Jason Van Dyke Is Found Not Guilty by Jury

  CHICAGO – In an effort to prevent violence and destruction in this racially divided city if  former officer Jason Van Dyke…
09.25.18
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