Chicago’s youth deserve a real seat at the police accountability table — and they are ready to lead the conversation! #ImpactForEquity #CombatingInjustice #ChicagoYouth #YouthPower #PoliceAccountability

Last Thursday, the Impact for Equity team and our Summer Interns visited the National Public Housing Museum for an immersive tour of the historic Jane Addams Homes. #ImpactForEquity #CombatingInjustice #NationalPublicHousingMuseum #JaneAddamsHomes #HousingEquity

Today is the anniversary of the passage of the Empowering Communities for Public Safety (ECPS) ordinance!🎉 #ImpactForEquity #ChicagoGAPA

Last week, Staff Counsels Martin Cozzola and Suni Kartha attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Poupard Place, a 100% affordable 48-unit supportive housing development in Northbrook! #ImpactForEquity #CombatingInjustice #AffordableHousing #IllinoisHousing #HousingJustice

Did you know thousands of Cook County homeowners may be leaving property tax savings on the table each year? Explore our Property Tax Appeals Toolkit to learn more (translations in Spanish, Simplified Chinese, and Tagalog): impactforequity.org/what-we-do/h... #ImpactForEquity #PropertyTaxes

Yesterday, Martin Cozzola, Staff Counsel for our Housing team, shared his expertise and data insights to the Pro Renters Ordinance (PRO) Coalition for the PRO Subject Matter Hearing. #ImpactForEquity #CombatingInjustice #HousingJustice #AffordableHousing #ChicagoHousing

This month, we released a new report, a new blog, and added two new explainers to our Property Tax Toolkit, expanding access to critical information on policing, housing policy, and property taxes. Explore the resources, put them to use, and share them with your network! #ImpactorEquity

Join Impact for Equity for the launch of our property tax appeals toolkit, a resource that aims to demystify Cook County’s often complex and opaque property tax appeal system. Register today for July 16: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/... #ImpactForEquity #Advocacy #PropertyTaxes #ChicagoHousing

At IFE, we’re committed to advancing housing and criminal legal system reform, but we also make space to connect, recharge, and build community as a team! Thank you to the White Sox for having us! Cheers to our interns and their work ahead! #ImpactforEquity #CombatingInjustice #Internship

We are happy to share that our Criminal Legal System Director, Loren J., has joined the Chicago United for Equity’s 2026 Racial Equity Fellowship! We are grateful to have a member of the Impact for Equity team be part of such a fantastic opportunity! #ImpactForEquity #CUEChicago #CUEFellows

Our team attended a public administrative hearing on the discretionary decertification of a police officer by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board. This was a wonderful opportunity for our interns to gain first-hand experience on some of the work we do! #ImpactForEquity

Last Friday, Gerald Polanco, Staff Counsel for our Criminal Legal System team, graduated from UChicago’s Harris School of Public Policy's Civic Leadership Academy, alongside a dynamic cohort of 28 leaders driving change across nonprofit, government, and philanthropic sectors! #ImpactForEquity

Snapshots from “Mobility and Metropolitan Equity: The Legacy of Hills v. Gautreaux at 50”! We will carry the insight and history shared about the Gautreaux case to continue combating housing injustice and broadening the accessibility of safe, affordable housing in our community. #ImpactForEquity

Did you know the Chicago Police Department compliance increased from 9% to 25% in just two years? However, our latest report finds that there is a significant gap between the City’s documented compliance with the Consent Decree and the lived experiences of Chicagoans most impacted by policing.

Join us for the webinar "When Reform Stalls: Insights on Arrest Diversion Implementation in Illinois." Attendees will learn about the new research that raises doubt on the implementation of the 2021 Pretrial Fairness Act. Register today: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/... #ImpactForEquity

Last week, our Criminal Legal System team attended the 2026 Alternative Response Conference “Advancing the Field of Alternative Response Convening: Establishing Permanence.” We plan to take the lessons learned from and use them to support Chicago’s Community Safety Ecosystem. #ImpactForEquity

Today, we released Beyond the Checklist: Community-Defined Compliance Under Chicago’s Consent Decree, a new report examining the gap between procedural compliance and the lived experiences of Chicagoans most impacted by policing. Read the full report: lnkd.in/gF2kKrdG #ImpactforEquity #CPD

Join PRRAC, Mobility Works Inc, and us on Thursday, June 11 in Washington, D.C. for “Mobility and Metropolitan Equity: The Legacy of Hills v. Gautreaux at 50,” a symposium examining the enduring impact of Hills v. Gautreaux. Please RSVP here: lnkd.in/d3XzieZ9 #ImpactForEquity #HousingJustice

Yesterday, the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance introduced by Alderman Matt Martin reinforcing that Chicago police officers are prohibited from participating in hate groups or organizations that advocate for the violent overthrow of the government. #ImpactForEquity

This spring, our program teams are delivering results and driving real change! New from our teams: -2025 Traffic Stops Report -Property Tax Appeals One-Pagers -Planning for an Affordable Illinois: Modernizing the Affordable Housing Planning & Appeal Act linktr.ee/impactforequ... #ImpactforEquity

As a proud partner of the Disparate Impact Coalition led by the IDHR, we are happy to announce that earlier today SB 3777 passed the Senate with 38 in favor! Thank you to Senator Adriane Johnson for her thorough leadership and other Coalition partners for their continued support! #ImpactForEquity

On Wednesday, at the Treatment Not Trauma press conference, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement (CARE) program will begin serving all 22 Chicago police districts. Learn more about the implementation of CARE in Chicago: lnkd.in/gfzmZvF7 #ImpactForEquity

Earlier this week, our Housing team, alongside Abundant Housing Illinois and YIMBY Illinois attended the groundbreaking of Mt. Pisgah!🎉 🏡Read our latest Affordable Housing report: lnkd.in/g-tubDmB #ImpactForEquity #CombattingInjustice #FairHousing #AffordableHousing

Last week, Housing Staff Counsels Marty Cozzola and Suni Kartha attended the Latino Unity Day rally in Springfield, recognizing state and local Latiné leaders and honoring the journey of advocacy, empowerment, and unity within the Latiné community. #ImpactForEquity #Advocacy #Advocate #Community

A new report has been released by Impact for Equity, Planning for an Affordable Illinois: Modernizing the Affordable Housing Planning & Appeal Act (AHPAA)! Read the report, share it with your network, and help push for a smarter, more equitable housing policy: lnkd.in/g-tubDmB #ImpactForEquity

One week ago, our annual event, “Raise the Good, Together” celebrated our collective impact on the Chicago community and it was genuinely one for the books! #ImpactForEquity #CombattingInjustice

The Chicago Police Department (CPD) recently released the Workforce Allocation Study, which is an in-depth, data-driven analysis reviewing the current staffing and workload of sworn and non-sworn CPD members. #ImpactforEquity #CombattingInjustice #PoliceAccountability #CriminalJusticeReform

Last Thursday, we gathered with our supporters and stakeholders at our annual event, "Raise the Good, Together"! A special thank you to our lead sponsors, Wintrust Bank Chicago, the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, and the Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation for their generous support! #ImpactForEquity

Join CAFHA and us tomorrow for a timely discussion on the Chicago Healthy Homes Ordinance! Register to learn more about the Coalition's longstanding efforts and what lies ahead: lnkd.in/gku5Wunq 10am - 11:30am via Zoom! #ImpactForEquity

Wednesday morning, Staff Counsel Andrea Dantus spoke on behalf of the Credit for Change campaign with No New Prisons Illinois to make one thing clear: Illinois does not need to spend $900 million on new prisons, instead we need to safely bring people home. #ImpactForEquity #CriminalJusticeReform