Blog StreetLight Chicago is a Chicago Innovation Award winner We are honored that StreetLight Chicago was among 25 finalists announced Monday night at the…chicoalitionOctober 29, 2019
Blog Twelve Illinois municipalities have now repealed unconstitutional panhandling ordinances Three Illinois municipalities voted this month to repeal unconstitutional panhandling ordinances, responding to a warning…chicoalitionAugust 29, 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
Blog Former Lower Wacker homeless couple reaches settlement with the city of Chicago By Diane O’Connell CCH Community Lawyer Shawn Moore and Amie Smith (Odette Yousef | WBEZ)…chicoalitionMay 29, 2019
Blog Enrollment begins for CPS preschool – children from homeless families promised priority placement Chicago families with preschool-age children can now enroll in preschool for the 2019-20 school year.…chicoalitionMay 1, 2019
Blog Homeless students and low-income families must ask in writing to get school fees waived Updated May 17 By Beth Malik, Associate Director of the Law Project Now that the…chicoalitionApril 30, 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
Blog CCH attorneys co-edit new ABA book, ‘Educating Students Experiencing Homelessness’ Beth Malik and Patricia Nix-Hodes (Photo by Claire Sloss) The Law Project’s Patricia Nix-Hodes and…chicoalitionFebruary 15, 2019
Blog Law Project offers help before Dec. 14 application deadline to CPS magnet, charter and selective enrollment schools Click here to see our Selective Enrollment flyer Prior to a Friday, December 14 application…chicoalitionDecember 4, 2018
Blog The Law Project helps students facing any back-to-school issues Students without housing have special rights to school enrollment, transportation and fee waivers. Find out…chicoalitionAugust 30, 2018