BlogEvents CCH honors community members who made our 2023 victories possible More than 100 community leaders, elected officials, and coalition members gathered at Grace Episcopal Church…ErinSindewaldJanuary 30, 2024
Press Release Chicago Pays Settlement to Latina Mother After Police Officer’s Obscene Verbal Tirade, False Arrest, and Detention PRESS RELEASE Contact: Ed Yohnka, ACLU of Illinois, 847-687-1129 Vanessa Alvarez, Chicago Coalition…Vanessa AlvarezFebruary 6, 2023
BlogStories CCH Senior Attorney Reflects on Recent Civil Rights Victory for Ms. Julie Campos “It will take action”... to repair relations between the police and the community. Our client,…Vanessa AlvarezFebruary 2, 2023
BlogNewsPress Release Chicago Latina Files Lawsuit Challenging False Arrest By Chicago Police CHICAGO – A Chicago police officer’s obscene verbal tirade escalated into the officer’s physical assault…Vanessa AlvarezMay 26, 2022
Blog Class action settlement obtained for evicted tenants CCH and NCLC obtained a class action settlement for former Chicago tenants in a lawsuit…Vanessa AlvarezAugust 31, 2021
Blog Lawsuit filed on behalf of woman denied access to city of Chicago’s emergency homeless shelter program because of her disability A woman experiencing homelessness has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Chicago, the…chicoalitionFebruary 20, 2020
Blog Formerly homeless tenant sues, class action challenges collection of unlawful attorney’s fees Complaint contends property managers and debt collectors unlawfully seek attorney’s fees when evicting tenants, in…chicoalitionJanuary 17, 2020
Blog Three women with disabilities sue supportive housing program for discontinuing rent payments Facing imminent homelessness, three women with disabilities sued a supportive housing program for formerly homeless…chicoalitionDecember 5, 2019
Blog Asking for help is not a crime: Lawsuit challenges state and local panhandling restrictions Saying they have been punished just for asking for help, two men sued state and…chicoalitionAugust 21, 2019
News Chicago Tribune: City-funded Chicago homeless shelters violate rights of people with disabilities, lawsuit claims By Anna Kim Chicago’s homeless shelter system discriminates against people with disabilities and fails to…chicoalitionMarch 12, 2019