Cook County Jail Sees Tenth Death from COVID-19
On Sunday, January 17th, Jose Villa died after contracting COVID-19 in Cook County Jail. Mr. Villa, who was 84 years old, tried to have his bail reduced in April 2020, as the jail became one of [...]
CCBF Thanks Outgoing Executive Director Sharlyn Grace
Chicago Community Bond Fund (CCBF) officially came to life just over five years ago in November 2015. This half decade has been filled with advocacy, organizing, relationship building, and [...]
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE PASSES BILL ENDING MONEY BOND
CCBF is thrilled to announce that the Pretrial Fairness Act, our landmark legislation developed with our partners at the Coalition to End Money Bond and the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice, [...]
Cook County Jail Sees Ninth Death from COVID-19
On December 23, 2020, Theodore Becker died after contracting COVID-19 inside of Cook County Jail. He was 64 years old and, and is now the ninth person to die from COVID-19 while in the custody of [...]
Goodbye 2020: What’s Next for CCBF
Chicago Community Bond Fund wishes you all a happy new year! We thank you all for your support in 2020, which brought us all new and unknowable challenges. In 2020, CCBF’s staff grew to [...]