Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights wishes a fond farewell and a heartfelt thank-you to Nancy Maldonado, our fabulous, long-serving …
Election Protection Volunteers Help Illinois Voters Address Difficulties and Cast Ballots in Tuesday’s Primary Election
As primary elections took place in Illinois on Tuesday, our 866-OUR-VOTE hotline legal volunteers answered calls all day from people …
Recent Appellate Filing in Continued Fight for Environmental Justice for Pembroke
Last week, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee attorneys, in partnership with the Environmental Defense Fund and Blacks in Green, filed an appellate …
Celebrating Ten Years of Bootcamp for Nonprofit Founders: 467 Emerging Leaders + 45 Volunteer Lawyers = Big Win for Chicago
As we gather for our annual Power of Connection event on June 9, 2022, and honor pro bono volunteers from …
Q&A WITH SUMMER INTERN MELISA TOPIC
Melisa Topic is a second year law student at Chicago-Kent College of Law. She was born and raised in Chicago …
South Side Weekly receives federal tax-exempt nonprofit status with the help of Chicago Lawyers’ Committee and Mayer Brown LLP
South Side Weekly recently completed a merger and received federal tax-exempt nonprofit status with the help of Chicago Lawyers’ Committee …
2023 Awards for Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Interest Service – Joseph Dusek
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois held its ceremony for the 2023 Awards for Excellence in …
Testimony by Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Before the Illinois House Secondary Education Committee in Suppport of House Bill 3446
On May 16th, Beatriz Diaz-Pollack, Director of Education Equity, joined the PEER IL coalition in advocating for House Bill 3446, …
Testimony by Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Before the Illinois Ethics & Elections Committee in Support of House Bill 39
Pictured left, Cliff Helm, Senior Counsel at Chicago Lawyers’ Committee. Pictured right, Erik Snapp of Dechert LLP. On May 9th, …
Protecting the Right to Vote During the April 2023 Illinois Municipal Elections
April 11, 2023: On April 4, non-partisan Election Protection volunteers assisted voters in Chicago and across Illinois participating in municipal …