It's graduation day in Englewood for a group of people getting a second chance because they were convicted of felonies, but their records are about to be cleared. Englewood's Restorative Justice Community Court graduates 64 participants.

Thousands of people who come into the Circuit Court without a lawyer every month now have a new central place within the Daley Center to get guidance on navigating the system.

Cook County's No-Cash Bail System Shows Early Promise as Illinois (hoodline.com)

Early signs of success more than 6 months after cash bail ended in Illinois - Chicago Sun-Times (suntimes.com)

6 months after Illinois ended cash bail, jail populations are down (chicagotribune.com)

The Daily Herald examines the new Pretrial Fairness Act Dashboard available on www.cookcountycourt.org. Read it here:

The award-winning documentary, “Any Given Day,” which features the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Mental Health Court program, will air on PBS on Thursday, July 7, according to Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans. 

Read the full story here: https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/11/10/22772000/veterans-court-rehabilitation-service-members-