by CBF | Dec 26, 2018 | 70 Posts for 70 Years of Justice
December 26, 2018 Over the course of our 70-year history, one of the CBF’s hallmarks has become community leadership in times of crisis and emerging issues for access to justice. The great recession of 2008, and the swelling numbers of homeowners facing...
by CBF | Sep 18, 2018 | 70 Posts for 70 Years of Justice
September 18, 2018 Evictions. Contract disputes. Auto accidents. Debt collection. While some of these cases may seem small from the outside, they can be very high stakes for a low-income person going to court without an attorney to defend their housing, their...
by CBF | Sep 7, 2018 | 70 Posts for 70 Years of Justice
September 7, 2018 Tuesday was the first day of school for thousands of Chicago Public School students. Imagine that you are caring for your grandchild because the child’s parents are not able to do so. You try to enroll your grandchild in school but the school...
by CBF | Jul 16, 2018 | 70 Posts for 70 Years of Justice
July 16, 2018 Each year, a growing number of people are forced to navigate the court system on their own, with the latest national statistics showing that in a shocking three out of four civil cases at least one party is unrepresented. One of the CBF’s top...
by CBF | Jan 25, 2018 | Bobservations
January 25, 2018 By Bob Glaves | CBF Executive Director In the ongoing budget saga for the Cook County government, one of the unfortunate casualties has been the Circuit Court Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program, which officially ended in December when its...
