Join us for our next Virtual Public Hearing before Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer

On March 11, 2025 at 5:00-7:00 pm CT, the public hearing will focus on Public Comments.

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The Court will convene a virtual public hearing on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, to receive public testimony regarding the Consent Decree. Community members who provide feedback may focus on any issues of their choosing. Registration for the Public Hearing is now closed, but the written comment period remains open. You can find the list of speakers here.

To ensure a fair and orderly process, any person or entity that wishes to provide oral or written comments must comply with the procedures set out in the Court’s corresponding Order. Anyone who needs assistance registering may contact the Independent Monitoring Team at contact@cpdmonitoringteam.com.

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Members of the public do not need to register to attend the public hearing. All members of the public may join the virtual public hearing (link: https://afslaw.zoom.us/j/96173711584; phone: 13126266799,,96173711584#). With the Court’s permission, and following previous practice, the Independent Monitoring Team will place transcripts of the hearing when they are available on this website (https://cpdmonitoringteam.com/reports-information/).

Written Comments

People who wish to provide written comments must file those written comments with the Clerk of the Court, following the below instructions, no later than 4:30 pm on Friday, March 14, 2025.

Clerk of Court
United States District Court
Everett McKinley Dirksen Federal Building
219 South Dearborn Street, 20th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
Re: State of Illinois vs. City of Chicago, Case No. 17-cv-6260

All written comments will be filed on the Court’s public docket and, therefore, will be publicly available through the Court’s Electronic Case Filing system. All written comments must include the full, printed name(s) of the submitting person(s), but must not include addresses. Instead, the submitting person(s) full name(s) and address(es) must be placed only on the envelope in which the document is submitted, addresses will not be made public, and the envelopes will be filed under seal.

The rest of the 2025 schedule of Public Hearings is forthcoming.