05/26/2025

State of Illinois

Big issues for Illinois legislative session’s final week include public transit, pension reform and Bears

Chicago Tribune

05/26/2025

City of Chicago

Soaring Chicago police lawsuit payouts hit record amount — and more are on the way

Chicago Tribune

05/26/2025

Incarceration

Let Illinois’ incarcerated vote

Chicago Sun-Times

05/25/2025

Home for Good

Ahmadou Dramé: Home for Good bill offers pathway to public safety – and fiscal responsibility

The Pantagraph

05/25/2025

Public Defense

Public defender reforms promise a fairer kind of democracy

Daily Herald

05/25/2025

State and National Policing

5 years after George Floyd’s murder, Chicagoans protest amid setbacks in racial justice and police reform

Chicago Sun-Times

05/25/2025

Community Response

Faith leaders: Memorial Day often marks an uptick in violence in Chicago. Let’s ensure 2025 is less deadly.

Chicago Tribune

05/25/2025

Courts

Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with a leading role in fighting Trump, says, ‘We are winning’

WBEZ

05/25/2025

State of Illinois

State prepares for reduction in federal dollars

Illinois Times

05/24/2025

State and National Policing

Schaumburg aims to slash police hiring time during officer staffing crisis

The Daily Herald

05/24/2025

Pretrial Fairness and Safe-T Act

Family wants SAFE-T Act changes after daughter’s body found in container

NBC Chicago

05/23/2025

Courts

Improving the court and community response to mental illness | Opinion

Rockford Register Star

05/23/2025

Incarceration

Savings from shuttering Stateville’s maximum security prison minimal as reception center grows

Chicago Tribune

05/22/2025

State and National Policing

Ex-Metro East police officer gets 2 years for striking handcuffed man

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

05/22/2025

Public Defense

FAIR Act would help ensure justice for all

Daily Herald