Update on Bonds Paid in 2023
CCBF provides public updates on the operations of our Revolving Fund to remain transparent and accountable to the community that makes our work possible. From January 1st, 2023, to April [...]
CCBF mourns seven people who have died in Cook County Jail this year
As of March 2023, seven people in the custody of Cook County Jail have lost their lives—just since the first day of this year. This is already as many people who died while in custody inside Cook [...]
CCBF is Hiring a Paid Law Student Intern for Summer 2023!
Chicago Community Bond Fund (“CCBF”) is a non-profit organization dedicated to ending the use of money bond and pretrial incarceration. Through a revolving bail fund, CCBF has paid over [...]
Quarterly Update: Bonds Paid in 2022
CCBF wants to remain transparent and accountable to the community that makes our work possible. Therefore, we will continue to provide public updates on the operations of our Revolving Fund. Our [...]
Updates on the Revolving Fund Due to Pretrial Fairness Act Delay
Want to know what CCBF is up to in 2023? Join our upcoming teach-in next Monday, February 27 to learn important updates about our work. RSVP here today and join us! As some of you may know, the [...]
CCBF Welcomes Staff, Interns, and Board Members!
Chicago Community Bond Fund is excited to announce our 2022 hires for our Revolving Fund team and our internship program, as well as two new board members who joined us last year. In September [...]
Why Money Bond Harms Survivors
As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, CCBF co-hosted a virtual event alongside Women’s Justice Institute and Ascend Justice to hear from survivors who are currently [...]
Commemorating 7 years of Chicago Community Bond Fund
November 21, 2022 marks the 7th anniversary of Chicago Community Bond Fund’s public launch, and we’ve used this occasion to reflect on all the work our community has done. In these past [...]
$5 Million Paid in Bonds, 750 People Freed
As of this month, Chicago Community Bond Fund has paid over $5 million to free more than 750 people in seven years! Just since 2020, CCBF has paid $3.5 million of that total for 540 people [...]
Sponsorship Opportunity!
Community and friends, we are looking for sponsors to help CCBF achieve our goals for the annual event next month. You can contribute funds or an in-kind donation for a raffle prize. We are so [...]