Chicago Appleseed
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Addressing systemic issues in Chicago courts through research and advocacy 🍏
Join us on Dec. 10 for a teach in on our new state attorney's first year in office: actionnetwork.org/events/commu...
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Join us on Dec. 10 for a teach in on our new state attorney's first year in office: actionnetwork.org/events/commu...
What happens to your property after an arrest? South Side Weekly covers the difficulty in getting your personal belongings back after an arrest - with a nod to our civil asset forfeiture work.
Read it here: southsideweekly.com/getting-your...
Read it here: southsideweekly.com/getting-your...
November 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
What happens to your property after an arrest? South Side Weekly covers the difficulty in getting your personal belongings back after an arrest - with a nod to our civil asset forfeiture work.
Read it here: southsideweekly.com/getting-your...
Read it here: southsideweekly.com/getting-your...
Join our partners at the Free2Move Coalition and the First Defense Legal Aid for a Traffic Stops: Know Your Rights event on Saturday, November 15, 2025 (2–4PM) at Walls Turned Sideways, 2717 W Madison St.
Food will be provided!
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/TrafficStopsTownhall
Food will be provided!
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/TrafficStopsTownhall
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Join our partners at the Free2Move Coalition and the First Defense Legal Aid for a Traffic Stops: Know Your Rights event on Saturday, November 15, 2025 (2–4PM) at Walls Turned Sideways, 2717 W Madison St.
Food will be provided!
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/TrafficStopsTownhall
Food will be provided!
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/TrafficStopsTownhall
UPDATE: The community teach-in has been moved to December 10. Register now to hear Chicago Appleseed staff and other advocates and researchers talk about the Cook County State's Attorney's policies and their consequences! bit.ly/SATeach-in
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
UPDATE: The community teach-in has been moved to December 10. Register now to hear Chicago Appleseed staff and other advocates and researchers talk about the Cook County State's Attorney's policies and their consequences! bit.ly/SATeach-in
UPDATE: The community teach-in has been moved to December! Come to the event to hear from our staff as well as other advocates and researchers about State's Attorney O'Neill Burke's policies and their consequences.
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
UPDATE: The community teach-in has been moved to December! Come to the event to hear from our staff as well as other advocates and researchers about State's Attorney O'Neill Burke's policies and their consequences.
Get to know our guest of honor, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, ahead of our event next week! Buy tickets now at chicagoappleseed.org/events
October 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Get to know our guest of honor, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, ahead of our event next week! Buy tickets now at chicagoappleseed.org/events
Join us at this community event to learn about our State's Attorney's policies and their consequences!
October 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Join us at this community event to learn about our State's Attorney's policies and their consequences!
This is a great read in the New York Times (!!!) about the firearm #HarmReduction work put into practice by our partners at Stick Talk.
Check it out: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
Check it out: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
October 16, 2025 at 5:57 AM
This is a great read in the New York Times (!!!) about the firearm #HarmReduction work put into practice by our partners at Stick Talk.
Check it out: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
Check it out: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
Check out 🔗bit.ly/evictedinthedark to learn about what our court-watchers saw when they observed hundreds of eviction hearings in Cook County.
October 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Check out 🔗bit.ly/evictedinthedark to learn about what our court-watchers saw when they observed hundreds of eviction hearings in Cook County.
Join us on Monday, November 10 to celebrate where we’ve been and where we’re going—and how we’re staying rooted in justice along the way. Featuring Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle & Public Defender Sharone Mitchell, Jr.
🌱 Get your tickets at chicagoappleseed.org/events
🌱 Get your tickets at chicagoappleseed.org/events
October 9, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Join us on Monday, November 10 to celebrate where we’ve been and where we’re going—and how we’re staying rooted in justice along the way. Featuring Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle & Public Defender Sharone Mitchell, Jr.
🌱 Get your tickets at chicagoappleseed.org/events
🌱 Get your tickets at chicagoappleseed.org/events
Chicago Appleseed is #hiring a creative, organized, and passionate Communications Assistant to join our team on a part-time basis (10-16 hours/week), starting in November.
If you're interested or know someone who is, fill out the application at 🔗chicagoappleseed.org/apply.
If you're interested or know someone who is, fill out the application at 🔗chicagoappleseed.org/apply.
October 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Chicago Appleseed is #hiring a creative, organized, and passionate Communications Assistant to join our team on a part-time basis (10-16 hours/week), starting in November.
If you're interested or know someone who is, fill out the application at 🔗chicagoappleseed.org/apply.
If you're interested or know someone who is, fill out the application at 🔗chicagoappleseed.org/apply.
#FlashbackFriday—Last November, Research Manager Austin Segal and doctoral student, Alexa Cinque, presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting about our research on the Restorative Justice Community Courts (RJCCs) in Cook County.
📌 www.chicagoappleseed.org/2024/02/22/r...
📌 www.chicagoappleseed.org/2024/02/22/r...
September 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
#FlashbackFriday—Last November, Research Manager Austin Segal and doctoral student, Alexa Cinque, presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting about our research on the Restorative Justice Community Courts (RJCCs) in Cook County.
📌 www.chicagoappleseed.org/2024/02/22/r...
📌 www.chicagoappleseed.org/2024/02/22/r...
This Thursday, September 4 @ 1:00 pm CT, our Senior Attorney, Elizabeth Monkus, will be speaking on this webinar about the unlawful federal takeover of the city and what it means for us here in Chicago.
Register at bit.ly/DCTakeover_Appleseed
Register at bit.ly/DCTakeover_Appleseed
September 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This Thursday, September 4 @ 1:00 pm CT, our Senior Attorney, Elizabeth Monkus, will be speaking on this webinar about the unlawful federal takeover of the city and what it means for us here in Chicago.
Register at bit.ly/DCTakeover_Appleseed
Register at bit.ly/DCTakeover_Appleseed
In Chicago, 71% of tenants were Black and 50% were Black feminine-presenting people (mostly Black women, likely). (3/6)
August 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In Chicago, 71% of tenants were Black and 50% were Black feminine-presenting people (mostly Black women, likely). (3/6)
It’s estimated that more than two-thirds of landlords in eviction courts have attorneys, but the vast majority of tenants we saw were self-represented, with over 86% countywide attending their initial appearance without a lawyer. (2/6)
August 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It’s estimated that more than two-thirds of landlords in eviction courts have attorneys, but the vast majority of tenants we saw were self-represented, with over 86% countywide attending their initial appearance without a lawyer. (2/6)
Interested in joining our fight for #FairCourts and #AccessibleJustice? Visit 🔗chicagoappleseed.org/GET-INVOLVED to learn more.
August 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Interested in joining our fight for #FairCourts and #AccessibleJustice? Visit 🔗chicagoappleseed.org/GET-INVOLVED to learn more.
Join us for karaoke night to benefit Chicago Appleseed on September 30th at Gman Tavern. Sing your heart out, and connect with community, and support fair, accessible courts in Chicago! 🎤✨
🪩 Reserve your spot go to bit.ly/karaokeforadvocacy
🎶 #RaiseYourVoice for advocacy!
🪩 Reserve your spot go to bit.ly/karaokeforadvocacy
🎶 #RaiseYourVoice for advocacy!
August 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Join us for karaoke night to benefit Chicago Appleseed on September 30th at Gman Tavern. Sing your heart out, and connect with community, and support fair, accessible courts in Chicago! 🎤✨
🪩 Reserve your spot go to bit.ly/karaokeforadvocacy
🎶 #RaiseYourVoice for advocacy!
🪩 Reserve your spot go to bit.ly/karaokeforadvocacy
🎶 #RaiseYourVoice for advocacy!
State’s Attorney O’Neill Burke's decision to scrap her office’s do-not-call/disclosure lists is seriously concerning and increases the likelihood of wrongful convictions—especially here in #Chicago (known as the wrongful conviction capital of the US).
📌 bit.ly/disclosure-rollback
📌 bit.ly/disclosure-rollback
August 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
State’s Attorney O’Neill Burke's decision to scrap her office’s do-not-call/disclosure lists is seriously concerning and increases the likelihood of wrongful convictions—especially here in #Chicago (known as the wrongful conviction capital of the US).
📌 bit.ly/disclosure-rollback
📌 bit.ly/disclosure-rollback
Join us for karaoke night on 9/30 at Gman Tavern. Sing your heart out, and connect with community, and support our work for fair, accessible courts in Chicago! 🎤✨
🪩 $15 at the door + $5 per song
🪩 Reserve your spot at bit.ly/karaokeforadvocacy
🪩 $15 at the door + $5 per song
🪩 Reserve your spot at bit.ly/karaokeforadvocacy
July 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Join us for karaoke night on 9/30 at Gman Tavern. Sing your heart out, and connect with community, and support our work for fair, accessible courts in Chicago! 🎤✨
🪩 $15 at the door + $5 per song
🪩 Reserve your spot at bit.ly/karaokeforadvocacy
🪩 $15 at the door + $5 per song
🪩 Reserve your spot at bit.ly/karaokeforadvocacy
Our country is facing unprecedented times, but the local work doesn't stop...and neither do we, but we need your support.
Please consider making a donation to help us reduce the harms of the legal system at chicagoappleseed.org/donate. We're all in this together.
Please consider making a donation to help us reduce the harms of the legal system at chicagoappleseed.org/donate. We're all in this together.
July 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Our country is facing unprecedented times, but the local work doesn't stop...and neither do we, but we need your support.
Please consider making a donation to help us reduce the harms of the legal system at chicagoappleseed.org/donate. We're all in this together.
Please consider making a donation to help us reduce the harms of the legal system at chicagoappleseed.org/donate. We're all in this together.
Everyone, wish Elizabeth a happy birthday! ✨💚✨ Elizabeth is our Senior Attorney & #CivilCourts Project Director. She to Chicago Appleseed in 2010 and currently focuses on domestic relations and judicial elections in her program work.
Happy birthday, Elizabeth!
Happy birthday, Elizabeth!
July 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Everyone, wish Elizabeth a happy birthday! ✨💚✨ Elizabeth is our Senior Attorney & #CivilCourts Project Director. She to Chicago Appleseed in 2010 and currently focuses on domestic relations and judicial elections in her program work.
Happy birthday, Elizabeth!
Happy birthday, Elizabeth!
Times are tough but we're still here doing our best to create systemic change in the Cook County legal system.
Will you support us?
🔗bit.ly/supportChicagoAppleseed
Will you support us?
🔗bit.ly/supportChicagoAppleseed
July 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Times are tough but we're still here doing our best to create systemic change in the Cook County legal system.
Will you support us?
🔗bit.ly/supportChicagoAppleseed
Will you support us?
🔗bit.ly/supportChicagoAppleseed
You can help us better understand why the Cook County Jail population has been increasing by court-watching! Request more info at
www.chicagoappleseed.org/i-want-to-co...
www.chicagoappleseed.org/i-want-to-co...
June 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
You can help us better understand why the Cook County Jail population has been increasing by court-watching! Request more info at
www.chicagoappleseed.org/i-want-to-co...
www.chicagoappleseed.org/i-want-to-co...
Last chance! Don't forget to get your tickets for our 55th anniversary party happening this Thursday, June 12th.
📌 RSVP to celebrate with us at chicagoappleseed.org/rsvp
📌 Support the #FundForJustice chicagoappleseed.org/forms/donate-at-studio-55
📌 RSVP to celebrate with us at chicagoappleseed.org/rsvp
📌 Support the #FundForJustice chicagoappleseed.org/forms/donate-at-studio-55
June 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Last chance! Don't forget to get your tickets for our 55th anniversary party happening this Thursday, June 12th.
📌 RSVP to celebrate with us at chicagoappleseed.org/rsvp
📌 Support the #FundForJustice chicagoappleseed.org/forms/donate-at-studio-55
📌 RSVP to celebrate with us at chicagoappleseed.org/rsvp
📌 Support the #FundForJustice chicagoappleseed.org/forms/donate-at-studio-55
Chicago Appleseed has been an unwavering advocate for the FAIR Act in communities, in the press, and even in Springfield! (5/6)
June 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Chicago Appleseed has been an unwavering advocate for the FAIR Act in communities, in the press, and even in Springfield! (5/6)