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Chief Timothy Evans Expands Hearings on Sealing and Expungement Petitions to Five Days a Week, In the First District, Cook County
GET CLEARED ILLINOIS-P.O.W.E.R COLLABORATES WITH CHICAGO LEGAL AID TO ISSUE RACIAL AND STRUCTURAL JUDICIAL REFORMS FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, CHIEF JUDGE EVANS, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (CANDIDATES)AND STATE’S ATTORNEY KIM FOXX. WORKGROUP CHAIRED BY RETIRED FOUNDATIOIN LEADER AND CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER AURIE PENNICK, ESW. Continue Reading
GET CLEARED ILLINOIS RAP SHEET DAY PRESENTATIONS
The Get Cleared Campaign of the Monroe Foundation is an initiative designed to create a pathway for the tens of thousands of returning citizens whose rap sheets and expungement records hold them back from acquiring jobs, homes and other economic opportunities. Continue Reading
Organized Communities Against Deportations
OCAD has been building relationships with Black-led organizations for years in their fight against deportations and the criminalization of immigrants and people of color. “We believe we can be an example of collective power – that starts with collaborations between organizations like OCAD and Black Lives Matter Chicago, which can amplify movements at the national… Continue Reading
I’m Voting! – Justice Can’t Wait!
Justice Leaders of “Get Cleared, Illinois’ P.O.W.E.R….I’m Voting” Project hit the streets near the Cook County Criminal Courts Building on Monday, November 2nd, and then hit the office of Clerk of the Court Candidate and current Illinois Senator Iris Martinez, on “Justice Monday!” Continue Reading
IL Housing Blueprint
The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) recently announced that it is developing a new statewide plan for housing and community development in Illinois. This plan, called the Housing Blueprint, is a large-scale planning endeavor that will collect information on local housing needs throughout the state, develop a vision for the future of housing in Illinois,… Continue Reading
Report To Commissioner Brandon Johnson
GET CLEARED, ILLINOIS The following describes one of the most immediate as well as one of the long-term structural goals. *** Short Term Immediate Goal: Enlisting additional judges to sign orders for uncontested petitions on an ongoing, regular basis. Background: Per the Illinois expungement and sealing statute (20ILCS 2630/Criminal Identification Act) the only time the… Continue Reading
GET CLEARED ILLINOIS CONVENES RACIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE REFORM WORK GROUP
Get Cleared, Illinois, the campaign of the Monroe Foundation launched in 2017 to”Break the Generational Cycle of Incarceration and Recidivism”, is taking the “charge” issued to campaign leaders to form a “Work Group” and issue racial equity and justice reform recommendations to Commissioner Brandon Johnson Continue Reading
Chicago Racial Justice Pooled Fund 2020
(Download a full explanation of the fund here) BACKGROUND This political moment is a direct result of the generational disinvestment in Black, indigenous, and brown communities. Acknowledging this, the Chicago Racial Justice Pooled Fund’s goal is to raise and move $3M over two years to Chicago organizations building and sustaining movements for justice that center… Continue Reading
NHS – Mortgage and Rental Assistance Program
Neighborhood Housing Services is partnering with the City of Chicago to provide grants and housing assistance to those adversely impacted by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue Reading