Senior Staff Attorney Barbara Barreno-Paschall addressed the barriers to accessing rental housing that individuals with criminal records and other people of color face as a result of longstanding racial and economic segregation in Chicago.
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This ordinance will amend the Cook County Human Rights Ordinance to add protections for people with criminal backgrounds who are looking for housing.
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The Lincoln Yards development project doesn’t require public money - and especially not TIF money intended by law to help “blighted” areas.
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Pro bono cases give Brett the opportunity to get hands-on experience in court and to interact closely with clients who often don’t have many options. “That means so much to me,” says Brett. “I strongly believe that all attorneys have a duty and an obligation to give back through pro bono work.”
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April 2018 marks 50 years since the passage of the federal Fair Housing Act. In light of this historic milestone, six organizations are convening a one-day community summit at Roosevelt University on April 28 called Our Chicago: The Fight and Future of Fair Housing at 50. We recently took a step back from the logistical work to reflect on the significance of the occasion with our colleagues, Amrita Narasimhan and Barbara Barreno-Paschall.
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The south suburbs of Chicago, whose demographics have changed rapidly in recent years, are home to many families struggling with the cost of housing.
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The complaint asks the court to declare the Cook County Assessor’s assessment system unlawful, and to order Berrios’ office to adopt and implement a fair, accurate, transparent, lawful, and nondiscriminatory system. It also seeks the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee the process.
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"Housing discrimination personally offends me because of my background."
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The Chicago Lawyers’ Committee has a pool of about 33 testers and conducts roughly 140 tests every year.
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“It made me feel like, am I good enough to be in an opportunity area? And it made me stop my search. You can’t judge a book by its cover and you can’t just say ‘I don’t want to be bothered with it.’ Everybody deserves a chance.”
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