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The Illinois General Assembly passed a bill allowing Cook County public defenders to help noncitizens fight deportation in immigration court.
The ‘Illinois Way Forward Act’ now goes to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk for his signature. The bill would severely restrict how local police departments across the state can cooperate with federal immigration officers.
More than 100 students in seven years have signed “gang contracts” for a suspected gang affiliation.
Legislators passed a bill that would make Illinois the first state to require public schools to teach Asian American history. The goal, supporters say, is to bring visibility to Asian Americans’ experiences and deter a rise in anti-Asian hate.
A bill expanding voting access and civics education curriculum to incarcerated youths passed unanimously through the Illinois General Assembly thanks to voting rights advocates.
A photo project helped keep incarcerated mothers and their children connected during the pandemic-related prison lockdowns.
A state investigation sheds light on the conditions for special education students in the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Covid-19 restrictions have led to a growing felony court backlog in Cook County. To clear it, “we have to move faster than normal,” one expert said.
A Chicago mother explains how her husband’s 15-year-old conviction led to three deportations and a family torn apart.
Una madre de Chicago explica cómo la condena de 15 años de su marido provocó tres deportaciones y una familia destrozada.