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This is the registration to speak at the public hearing on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. The hearing will be held virtually from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm. You do not need to register if you only wish to observe the public hearing.
Speakers will be selected and called on in the order that they register—first come, first served. Registration will remain open until 4:30 pm on Monday, September 8, 202. You can find the speaker list here.
The Court and the Monitor will only use the information gathered from the registration process to determine speakers and facilitate the public hearing.
To accommodate as many speakers as possible, each speaker will be strictly limited to five minutes. Only one person may speak during each time slot, unless accompanied by an interpreter. If a speaker requires an interpreter, the Court may adjust the speaker’s time beyond the time limit, as appropriate. All speakers must state their names, state any organization they represent (if applicable), and direct their comments to the Court.
In the interest of fairness, the Court will call on speakers in the order that they register: the Court will call on the first person to register first, the second person to register second, and so on. The Monitor, on behalf of the Court, will notify people who have registered whether they secured an opportunity to speak during the hearing. The Monitor will also post the initials and order of the speakers on the Independent Monitoring Team’s website: contact@cpdmonitoringteam.com.
The Court will also receive written comments through 4:30 pm on Friday, September 12, 2025. In recognition of the possibility that the Court will not be able to accommodate all potential speakers, the Court has placed no page limitations on the written submissions.
Additional guidance, including instructions for submitting written comments, are included in the corresponding Court Order.
Persons who wish to speak virtually must register by 4:30 pm on Monday, September 8, 2025. The Court will call speakers in the order that they register until all speakers have been called or until time runs out. The speaker list can be found 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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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, September 12, 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.
Please register below if you are interested in speaking during the public hearing.