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We apologize for the delayed accounting of our last specific fundraising effort in support of the #BlackLivesMatter protesters arrested on Saturday, July 9th. We have now updated the fundraising [...]

Per National Lawyers Guild Chicago: Both activists charged with felonies from Saturday’s protests were in bond court today. The judge set Ja’Mal Green’s bond at $350,000 [...]

Join us in two weeks for a community dinner with our friends at Black and Pink: Chicago! We’ll be breaking bread, hearing from formerly incarcerated members of Black & Pink and clients [...]

On July 9th, 2016 hundreds of Chicagoans came together to honor the memories of Alton Sterling & Philando Castile and to declare, unambiguously, the Black Live Matter. The Chicago police, in [...]

Last night, CCBF posted $5,000 to bond 24 year-old Fabian off of electronic monitoring (“EM”). For the past four months that he has been on EM, the Cook County Sheriff’s office [...]

Join us for an amazing night of dancing and fun with Sidewalk Chalk and J.Kwest on June 3rd, hosted at City Point Loft! Tickets are $10-$20 sliding scale, with all proceeds getting more people [...]

Happy Friday, friends of CCBF! This morning, Leon’s case was dismissed when a judge found there was no probable cause for his arrest! Even though his case was dropped, Leon would have spent [...]

Last week, we had the exciting opportunity to host the Brooklyn Community Bail Fund in Chicago for two days. During their whirlwind visit, we collaborated to hold two events highlighting the [...]

Both Sergio and Sohaan were released just before midnight and they are both now with their loved ones! Thanks to the support of over 1500 people, over $50,000 was raised in 36 hours to support [...]

Bond fund for people arrested protesting the #TrumpRally & Anita Alvarez in Chicago tonight during an action organized by a coalition of young Black organizers from Assata’s Daughters [...]