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Originally published by CBS News | August 26, 2025
"Cook County and our partners at the state and city will work to defend the laws and policies that are helping to keep communities safe and protect the right of all residents. We cannot return to a system that criminalized poverty, contributed to mass incarceration and harmed families and communities," Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said.
Every courthouse in the state of Illinois has operated without cash bail for almost two years.
Researchers at Loyola University's Criminal Justice and Criminology Department have found it to be a system that has run smoothly with no increases in crime.
"People who have money, who may be dangerous, can't just buy their way out, and poor people who aren't dangerous don't languish in jail with the inability to be released," said Loyola University Loyola Center for Criminal Justice Co-Chair Professor David Olson.
ARTSiE, a mission-driven nonprofit that engages and empowers children and families through equity-centered arts and education, has been selected as one of 14 organizations to receive a Cook County Arts Creative Placemaking grant. The grant—ranging from $50,000 to $250,000—will support ARTSiE’s expansion of inclusive, community-based arts programming in Evanston and surrounding areas.
The grant was announced by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle as part of the County’s $2.75 million Creative Placemaking initiative, which funds transformative, artist-led projects across suburban Cook County communities.
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“The arts and culture sector unites neighborhoods, creates jobs, and supports local economies,” said President Preckwinkle. “These grants will support inspiring projects that center community and the arts as the foundation for positive and long-lasting impact.”
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