Way to go!  Yesterday, May 27, the Illinois House passed the constitutional amendment for the Fair Tax!!! The Senate passed it on May 1 .

As we approach Father's day, bracing for that horrific statistic, “70% of black children are fatherless,” I urge our religious and congregational leaders to re-speak the narrative.

In 2017, CRS, alongside Communities United, One Northside, Next Steps, Equity for Equality and the ACLU of Illinois, launched a lawsuit against the City of Chicago and we officially settled that lawsuit on May 17, 2019.

All In: How Our Work-First Culture Fails Dads, Families, and Businesses--And How We Can Fix It Together by Josh Levs

Everyone deserves a place to call home.

Housing as a Human Right passes out of committee!

Who built your pew? Prison labor and the ethics of low, low prices by Will Young

After immeasurable hours spent planning, preparing, and organizing around the Just Housing Amendment, our efforts culminated in one day, April 24, 2019, when a crucial vote was to be made regarding its passing into law.

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

In 1939, sculptor Augusta Savage received a commission from the New York World’s Fair to create a piece she titled "Lift Every Voice and Sing." Viewing the statue, you cannot help but be awestruck by the incredible creativity, sheer effort, and numerous challenges Savage overcame to create this art piece. I offer for consideration that the very charge to "lift every voice and sing" is rife with those very same notions.

On Thursday, January 31, 2019, history was made in Chicago. Never before has a court-enforced consent decree to reform a city's police department been filed without the support of the U.S. Department of Justice. Here in Chicago, with the final approval of Federal Court Judge Robert Dow, the first measure of this kind became a reality.

Today Governor JB Pritzker signed into law the Combating Illegal Gun Trafficking Act as one of his first official acts in office! After years of tireless advocacy, the Illinois General Assembly passed SB 337 (PA 100-1178) on May 30, 2018 with bipartisan support. Many lives will be saved by this legislation.

For more than 30 days before November's Election, numerous news outlets reported on the significance of a high millennial voter turnout. They did vote. Consider where a significant amount of voter registration activity came from ... and where it did not come from.

Florida voters just approved a constitutional amendment to restore the right to vote to people with conviction histories. In Illinois, we already have that right but we don’t have access.

We grieve with and pray for those whose lives have been ripped apart by recent hateful acts of terror, but prayers are not enough.

We are pleased to announce that Fernando Diaz is the new editor-in-chief and publisher for The Chicago Reporter. 

Our coalition, and CRS specifically, showed significant representation at the Federal Building to testify on the consent decree that could change the way Chicago police interact with the public.

The FICPFM network has a profound commitment to transform society by transforming the US criminal justice system. Help end the unjust policy of money bail.

Fundamental to navigating the staircase is understanding racism, or perhaps better stated, "racialization.”

Support bail reform in Cook County! Learn more about money bail and sign a petition to support bond reform in Cook County.