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The Return of the Justice Circle

Vanessa Alvarez

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2022 Year in Review Report

Vanessa Alvarez

CCH is grateful for the strong coalition of people with lived experience, community members, direct-service and advocacy organizations, institutional partners, donors, and volunteers who are working every day to prevent... The post 2022 Year in Review Report appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

Get Ready to Renew Your Medicaid Coverage

Vanessa Alvarez

Medicaid customers have not had to renew their Medicaid coverage since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Medicaid pays for healthcare, like doctor visits, prescription medicine, and urgent emergency services. Now Illinois... The post Get Ready to Renew Your Medicaid Coverage appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

Preschool Enrollment Support

Vanessa Alvarez

Did you know? If you or your child is living in a shelter or another temporary living situation, your child can receive priority placement in Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) preschool... The post Preschool Enrollment Support appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

Chicago Pays Settlement to Latina Mother After Police Officer’s Obscene Verbal Tirade, False Arrest, and Detention

Vanessa Alvarez

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Ed Yohnka, ACLU of Illinois, 847-687-1129 Vanessa Alvarez, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, 773-906-3403 CHICAGO – A Chicago woman settled her federal civil rights lawsuit with... The post Chicago Pays Settlement to Latina Mother After Police Officer’s Obscene Verbal Tirade, False Arrest, and Detentionappeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

CCH Senior Attorney Reflects on Recent Civil Rights Victory for Ms. Julie Campos

Vanessa Alvarez

“It will take action”… to repair relations between the police and the community. Our client, a young single mother experiencing housing instability was at work providing for her family when... The post CCH Senior Attorney Reflects on Recent Civil Rights Victory for Ms. Julie Campos appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

Hotel Toledo: Eviction Avoided

Vanessa Alvarez

In April of 2022, CCH learned that the owner of Hotel Toledo, a single room occupancy (SRO) hotel located at 6219 S. Ashland Avenue, in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood had set... The post Hotel Toledo: Eviction Avoided appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

Chicago Latina Files Lawsuit Challenging False Arrest By Chicago Police

Vanessa Alvarez

CHICAGO – A Chicago police officer’s obscene verbal tirade escalated into the officer’s physical assault and false arrest of a Chicago woman in June 2020, according to a federal lawsuit... The post Chicago Latina Files Lawsuit Challenging False Arrest By Chicago Police appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

Have a cannabis conviction in Illinois? You may be eligible for expungement.

By Arturo Hernandez, Senior Attorney By now, many people are probably aware that recreational cannabis use is legal in Illinois. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (CRTA) legalized the use... The post Have a cannabis conviction in Illinois? You may be eligible for expungement. appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

Class action settlement obtained for evicted tenants

Vanessa Alvarez

CCH and NCLC obtained a class action settlement for former Chicago tenants in a lawsuit challenging a debt collector’s practice of collecting unlawful debt from them after they were evicted.... The post Class action settlement obtained for evicted tenants appeared first on Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness.

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