TASC News
Journal for Advancing Justice Spotlights Police-led Deflection
Feb 8, 2021
TASC News
Criminal Justice Reform: Non-Law Enforcement 1st Responders—EMS and Fire—Eligible to Lead Deflection Programs
Jan 25, 2021
TASC News
Recent Donations Benefit TASC Clients and Telehealth
Dec 15, 2020
TASC News
In Opioid Fight, Cook County Launches Deflection, Naloxone Initiative with TASC/CHJ as Partner
Dec 10, 2020
TASC News
TASC CEO Pam Rodriguez Announces 2021 Retirement; Board Praises Legacy of Leadership, Begins Executive Search
Nov 10, 2020
TASC News
TASC Offers Criminal Justice Reform Recommendations to Illinois Lawmakers at Joint Hearing
Oct 19, 2020
TASC News
TASC’s Pam Rodriguez Part of National Conversation on Crime, Race, and Politics during COVID-19
Sep 21, 2020
TASC News
National Recovery Month 2020: Celebrating Connections
Sep 10, 2020
TASC News
International Overdose Awareness Day: More Important Than Ever
Aug 31, 2020
TASC News
TASC's Joe Jackson New Community Spotlight Contributor for Edwardsville Intelligencer and Alton Telegraph
Aug 6, 2020
TASC News
Police Reforms Cannot Be Fully Actualized without Addiction Treatment and Other Services in the Community
Jul 17, 2020
TASC News
With Illinois Casinos Reopened, Help is Available for Problem Gamblers
Jul 15, 2020
TASC News
Federal COVID-19 Small Business Loans Denied to Applicants with Criminal Legal System Involvement and Histories
Jun 16, 2020
TASC News
#TASCSTRONG
Jun 12, 2020
TASC News
Standing for Justice
Jun 3, 2020
TASC News
NAATP Spotlight: TASC President on Public Policy
May 26, 2020
TASC News
Staff Virtual Town Hall Meeting Builds Connections Amid Pandemic: “We Are TASC Strong”
May 13, 2020
TASC News
3/19/20 Message from TASC President re: TASC Services
Mar 19, 2020
TASC News
Illinois Lawmakers Graded: TASC Releases Legislative Health & Justice Scorecard
Mar 5, 2020
TASC News
March Is Problem Gambling Awareness Month
Feb 28, 2020
TASC News
TASC Offers Testimony to Lawmakers at Joint Hearing on the State of Criminal Justice in Illinois
Feb 24, 2020
TASC News
Applications Being Accepted for Law Enforcement/First Responder Diversion and Referral Mentoring Initiative
Jan 31, 2020
TASC News
TASC Releases Substance Use Treatment Capacity Expansion Series, Offers Strategies for Collaborative Efforts to Increase Capacity, Access, and Coordinated Care
Jan 28, 2020
TASC News
Correctional Education Programs Support Community Reentry, Reduce Recidivism
Dec 23, 2019
TASC News
TASC Presents Leadership Awards to Lt. Gov. Stratton, State Department's Brian Morales, and Four IL Legislative Champions
Dec 19, 2019
TASC News
CIT International and PTACC Announce Partnership to Connect Mental Health, Substance Use Treatment Services in Pre-Arrest Diversion
Nov 15, 2019
TASC News
TASC 2019 Luncheon to Honor IL Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, State Department’s Brian Morales, and IL Legislative Champions
Nov 11, 2019
TASC News
TASC Earns Seventh Consecutive Accreditation from CARF International
Oct 31, 2019
TASC News
New Illinois Laws: Health and Justice Highlights
Oct 24, 2019
TASC News
Report: Modest Reductions in U.S. Prison Population; More Changes Needed to End Mass Incarceration
Sep 30, 2019
TASC News
Together We Are Stronger: Building Hope and Success through TASC Specialized Case Management
Sep 12, 2019
TASC News
Federal Agency Withdraws Proposal Requiring Disclosure of Participation in Diversion Program on Employment Applications
Aug 30, 2019
TASC News
Lessons from the Opioid Crisis (and All the Drug Crises Before It) as Meth and Cocaine Arrests and Overdoses Surge
Aug 16, 2019
TASC News
TASC and Addiction Policy Forum Receive NIH HEAL Grant
Jul 25, 2019
TASC News
TASC Weighs in on Pretrial Reform in Illinois
Jul 1, 2019
TASC News
Youth, Parents Lauded at Client Achievement Celebration
Jun 27, 2019
TASC News
Addressing Violence through a Community-Centered Approach
Jun 25, 2019
TASC News
TASC Receives National Recognition for Specialized Case Management and Family Services
Jun 12, 2019
TASC News
Transforming the Justice System: TASC among Contributing Experts at American University Symposium
May 30, 2019
TASC News
Changing Self-Perceptions in Recovery: The Growth of Winners’ Circles
May 9, 2019
TASC News
Commemorating Second Chance Act 11th Anniversary; April 30 Reentry Resource Fair
Apr 29, 2019
TASC News
Chicago Tribune Editorial – The opioid crisis in Illinois: How to combat drug overdoses
Apr 16, 2019
TASC News
Reduced Recidivism, Deflection from Justice Involvement, Family Reunification among TASC 2018 Highlights
Mar 18, 2019
TASC News
Illinois Treatment Outcomes Highlight Effectiveness of TASC Specialized Case Management
Mar 7, 2019
TASC News
Nearing 1,000 Served, Supportive Release Center Changes Lives
Feb 28, 2019
TASC News
Training for Law Enforcement on Substance Use Disorders: Issue Brief by TASC Center for Health and Justice
Feb 18, 2019
TASC News
Governor Pritzker Establishes New Justice, Equity and Opportunity Initiative
Feb 14, 2019
TASC News
Soaring Female Incarceration Rates Demand Gender-Responsive Policies
Feb 1, 2019
TASC News
Honorees at TASC 2018 Leadership Awards Luncheon: This is Just the Beginning
Dec 13, 2018
TASC News
Health and Justice Reforms on the Ballot: 2018 Midterm Election Results
Dec 4, 2018
TASC News
TASC President Pam Rodriguez Selected to Pritzker Committee for Restorative Justice and Safe Communities
Nov 30, 2018
TASC News
Poll: 69% Back Illinois Law Pushing Drug Treatment over Arrest
Nov 27, 2018
TASC News
Youth, Parents, and Program Partners Celebrate Juvenile Justice Collaborative
Nov 19, 2018
TASC News
Charlier Named Head of TASC’s Center for Health and Justice
Oct 29, 2018
TASC News
TASC 2018 Luncheon to Honor Leaders in Justice System Diversion
Oct 17, 2018
TASC News
In Illinois, People with Criminal Records May Register and Vote
Oct 12, 2018
TASC News
“Deflection” Grants Available to Illinois Law Enforcement-Community Partnerships, Proposals Due October 25, 2018
Oct 10, 2018
TASC News
New Winners’ Circle in Bloomington; Replicating the Model Nationally
Oct 8, 2018
TASC News
Delegation of Ugandan Juvenile Justice Leaders Visits TASC
Sep 25, 2018
TASC News
Supporting International Efforts to Prevent Overdose and Treat Substance Use Disorders
Aug 31, 2018
TASC News
Governor Rauner, Illinois Lawmakers Weigh in on New Pre-Arrest Diversion Legislation
Aug 24, 2018
TASC News
Governor Signs Illinois Law Enforcement Diversion Bill, First of Its Kind in the Nation
Aug 22, 2018
TASC News
Supportive Release Center Marks One-Year Anniversary; Model Replicated in Albuquerque
Jul 26, 2018
TASC News
National Collaborative Co-founded by TASC Launches Website Supporting Pre-Arrest Diversion
Jul 18, 2018
TASC News
2018 Recovery Month PSAs, Toolkit Now Available
Jul 16, 2018
TASC News
Webinar Delivers Opioid Screening and Assessment Solutions for Law Enforcement, Justice Practitioners
Jul 12, 2018
TASC News
June 26 is International Day Against Drug Abuse; TASC Hosts Caribbean Delegation Visit of Model Justice Interventions
Jun 25, 2018
TASC News
Illinois Mental Health Parity Bill Passes House, Moves to Senate
May 30, 2018
TASC News
May 3 Twitter Chat: #RecoveryNotArrest
May 3, 2018
TASC News
Senate Panel OKs Bush Bill to Give Police, Communities “Road Map” to Fight Opioid Crisis
Apr 19, 2018
TASC News
Inaugural Pre-Arrest Diversion Conference in March; HHS Assistant Secretary Elinore McCance-Katz to Speak
Feb 14, 2018
TASC News
Averting Crisis: Safe Withdrawal in Jail Settings
Jan 25, 2018
TASC News
Leaders in Transforming Health and Justice Recognized at TASC’s 2017 Leadership Awards Luncheon
Dec 16, 2017
TASC News
Addiction Policy Forum Announces New Initiatives and Partnerships to Address the Opioid Crisis
Dec 12, 2017
TASC News
National Public Health Emergency Declared in Face of Opioid Crisis; TASC and Partners Collaborating to Offer Solutions and Strategies
Oct 27, 2017
TASC News
Op-Ed by TASC President: Cook County State’s Attorney Report “Bold and Refreshing”
Oct 20, 2017
TASC News
Leading the Movement Toward Diversion as a First Response: Building Connections to Treatment at the Front End of the Justice System
Oct 18, 2017
TASC News
2017 TASC Leadership Award Honorees Announced
Oct 12, 2017
TASC News
Peter Palanca Honored; TASC Executive Retiring After 40 Years of Service to the Field
Sep 26, 2017
TASC News
New Early Identification Opioid Screening Tool Available from Texas Christian University and the Center for Health and Justice at TASC
Sep 22, 2017
TASC News
TASC, National Judicial College Offer Self-Study Courses on Addiction for Criminal Justice Practitioners
Aug 21, 2017
TASC News
IACP and TASC Announce National Initiative to Combat the U.S. Opioid Epidemic and Mainstream Pre-Arrest Diversion Programs
Aug 15, 2017
TASC News
TASC, Partners Launch Supportive Release Center by Cook County Jail
Jul 27, 2017
TASC News
SAMHSA Awards Funding to Cook County Drug Treatment Courts, including TASC Case Management
Jun 26, 2017
TASC News
TASC Opposes the Gutting of Medicaid
Jun 23, 2017
TASC News
Addiction Policy Forum Spotlight on Innovation: Moms and Babies Program at Decatur Correctional Center
Jun 8, 2017
TASC News
Collateral Consequences of Convictions
May 19, 2017
TASC News
TASC Releases Survey of Prosecutorial Diversion in Illinois, Offering Recommendations to Guide Expansion and Improvement
Apr 26, 2017
TASC News
TASC Executive Vice President Chairing National Addiction Leadership Conference
Apr 4, 2017
TASC News
Governor Rauner Signs Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Legislation at TASC
Mar 10, 2017
TASC News
OP-ED: Revamping of Health Law Could Be Costly to Illinois
Mar 3, 2017
TASC News
TASC Co-Convenes First-Ever National Summit on Deflecting People from Arrest
Mar 2, 2017
TASC News
Lurie Children’s Hospital Launches Pilot Program to Help Curb Youth Violence in Chicago
Feb 13, 2017
TASC News
February 12-18 is Children of Alcoholics Awareness Week
Feb 12, 2017
TASC News
Supporting Criminal Justice Reforms and Treatment Access: National Initiatives
Jan 27, 2017
TASC News
New Illinois Laws Remove Employment Barriers for People with Criminal Records
Jan 20, 2017
TASC News
TASC 2016 Awards Luncheon Honors Civic and Philanthropic Leaders
Dec 16, 2016
TASC News
TASC Offers Roll Call Videos for Law Enforcement: The Science of Addiction, Building Partnership with Treatment
Dec 9, 2016
TASC News
The Chicago Reporter and John Kaul Greene to Receive TASC’s 2016 Leadership Awards
Nov 16, 2016
TASC News
The Chicago Community Trust Grantee Success Profile: Justice and Health Initiative
Oct 11, 2016
TASC News
TASC Releases Medicaid Policy Briefs, Offers Financing Strategies to Improve Community-Based Healthcare Access for Criminal Justice Populations
Oct 7, 2016
TASC News
International Policy Experts Visit TASC, Explore Alternatives to Incarceration
Sep 22, 2016
TASC News
Fundamentals of Alternatives to Incarceration
Sep 21, 2016
TASC News
TASC Joins Partners in West Side Heroin Task Force to Address Chicago’s Opiate Epidemic
Sep 3, 2016
TASC News
Addiction Today Radio Interviews TASC’s Peter Palanca about Family Role in Addiction Recovery
Aug 25, 2016
TASC News
Addiction Policy Forum and National Criminal Justice Association Partner to Translate Opioid Research to Practice
Aug 8, 2016
TASC News
New Law Removes Barrier to Restored Citizenship for Eligible TASC Clients
Jul 25, 2016
TASC News
TASC Consulting Supports New White House Data-Driven Justice Initiative
Jul 1, 2016
TASC News
Paths to Addiction Treatment Fraught With Barriers; Misinformed Expectations Can Set Up Disappointment
Jun 16, 2016
TASC News
Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County Supports Connections from Jail to Drug Treatment
Jun 15, 2016
TASC News
Best Practices for Jail Medicaid Enrollment: TASC in Modern Healthcare Article
May 25, 2016
TASC News
Public Support Grows for Criminal Justice Diversion Initiatives
May 18, 2016
TASC News
National TASC Conference Showcases Local Diversion Programs
May 13, 2016
TASC News
Congratulations to 2016 Integrated Behavioral Health Interns
May 5, 2016
TASC News
National Reentry Week Highlights Key Elements of Criminal Justice Reform
Apr 25, 2016
TASC News
Medicaid Expansion: Improving Access to Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment for Justice Populations
Apr 6, 2016
TASC News
U.S. Senate Passes Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), Bipartisan Bill Moves to House of Representatives
Mar 18, 2016
TASC News
TASC Public Policy Priorities
Feb 18, 2016
TASC News
Sheriff Tom Dart, Bill O’Donnell Receive TASC Leadership Awards; Access to Healthcare and Recovery Highlighted at Annual Event
Dec 14, 2015
TASC News
Parental Addiction Treatment Improves Child Welfare Outcomes: TASC President Pam Rodriguez at Capitol Hill Briefing
Dec 7, 2015
TASC News
2015 TASC Leadership Awards Luncheon to Honor Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, Entrepreneur Bill O’Donnell
Oct 21, 2015
TASC News
2015 Urban Labs Innovation Challenge Winners: TASC, Cook County Sheriff’s Office, Heartland Alliance Earn Grant for Supportive Release Center
Oct 16, 2015
TASC News
Revision of Automatic Transfer Law Achieves Common Cause for Illinois Juvenile Justice Reform
Oct 9, 2015
TASC News
Chicago, Rockford, and GSU Events Shine Spotlight on Recovery
Oct 1, 2015
TASC News
Faith Leaders to Gather in Chicago Heights for Training on Addiction and Recovery
Sep 29, 2015
TASC News
Using Technology to Improve Rural Health Access
Jul 2, 2015
TASC News
TASC President Appointed to Governor Rauner’s Criminal Justice Reform Commission
Mar 5, 2015
TASC News
TASC VP George Williams Receives 7th Congressional District Heroes Award
Feb 17, 2015
TASC News
Governor Rauner Boosts Criminal Justice Reform; Solutions Include Diversion and Alternatives to Incarceration
Feb 11, 2015
TASC News
TASC’s Khalid Scott Honored Among Chicago Defender’s Men of Excellence
Jan 20, 2015
TASC News
Illinois Parents Facing Relinquishment of Kids with Mental Illness to Get Help
Jan 5, 2015
TASC News
Illinois Employers No Longer Allowed to Ask About Criminal Histories on Job Application Forms
Jan 2, 2015
TASC News
Illinois State Senator Mattie Hunter, Walgreens’ Steve Pemberton Honored at TASC 2014 Celebration
Dec 16, 2014
TASC News
Sangamon County Drug Court Celebrates Four Years
Dec 5, 2014
TASC News
Pamela Rodriguez Op-Ed in Daily Herald: Is Illinois Ready for Criminal Justice Reform?
Oct 21, 2014
TASC News
New Illinois Law Automatically Expunges Records of Juvenile Arrests That Don’t Lead to Convictions
Oct 10, 2014
TASC News
Highlights from Celebrations of Recovery Month 2014 in Illinois
Sep 25, 2014
TASC News
IL State Sen. Mattie Hunter, Walgreens’ Steve Pemberton to Receive TASC 2014 Leadership Awards
Sep 17, 2014
TASC News
Anthony Harden, TASC Youth Services Administrator, Receives IADDA Award for Distinguished Service
Sep 6, 2014
TASC News
OP-ED: In Heroin Fight, Public Health Strategy, Vivitrol Are Key Weapons
Jul 17, 2014
TASC News
TASC Leaders Featured in 2014 National Drug Control Strategy and White House Video
Jul 10, 2014
TASC News
Researchers to Study Impact of Affordable Care Act on Public Safety; Cook County Key Research Site
Jul 3, 2014
TASC News
Mental Health Court Celebrates 10 Years
Jun 4, 2014
TASC News
Sam’s Club Donation Helps TASC Serve Parents & Babies
May 1, 2014
TASC News
Report: Racial Imbalances, Lesser Offenses Highlight Illinois Juvenile Transfers to Adult Court
Apr 28, 2014
TASC News
TASC VP, Experts Spotlight Prevention, Treatment Funding at Illinois House Heroin Hearing
Apr 17, 2014
TASC News
National Survey of Diversion Programs Takes Center Stage at Congressional Briefing
Jan 13, 2014
TASC News
TASC Honors Legal Action Center President Paul Samuels and WGN News Anchor Bob Jordan
Dec 19, 2013
TASC News
National Law Enforcement Leaders Examine Science of Substance Use Disorders and Implications for Practice
Nov 26, 2013
TASC News
Preeminent Addiction Neuroscientist Named Advisor to TASC Center for Health and Justice
Oct 24, 2013
TASC News
TASC Snags 5th Gold-Seal-of-Approval from National Standards Setting Group
Oct 18, 2013
TASC News
342,000 Low-Income Illinois Citizens to Have Access to Medical Care, Treatment for Substance Use and Mental Health Conditions, Beginning January 1
Oct 2, 2013
TASC News
TASC to Honor WGN’s Bob Jordan, Legal Action Center’s Paul Samuels on December 11
Sep 30, 2013
TASC News
Illinois Lawmakers, Quinn Remove Employment Barriers Resulting from Criminal Records
Aug 30, 2013
TASC News
New Illinois Law Adds Hispanic/Latino Category to Criminal Justice Data Collection
Aug 27, 2013
TASC News
New Illinois Law Clears Hurdle to Health Care Access Upon Exit from Incarceration
Aug 23, 2013
TASC News
Emanuel, Preckwinkle, TASC Chief Praise Holder Drug Sentencing Shift
Aug 13, 2013
TASC News
TASC President Hails Quinn Signature on New Criminal Justice Reform Laws
Aug 6, 2013
TASC News
Madison County, IL Curbs Heroin Fatalities; Deaths Climb in DuPage, Marion, Winnebago
Aug 1, 2013
TASC News
Heroin Deaths Surge in DuPage; Good Samaritan Law and Emergency Meds Can Prevent Fatalities But They’re Not Enough
Jul 31, 2013
TASC News
Law Diverting 17-Year-Olds Facing Felony Offense to Juvenile Court Advances Rehabilitation
Jul 19, 2013
TASC News
Our View: End Racial Disproportionality in Drug Arrests, Expand Interventions for All Drug Offenders
Jun 12, 2013
TASC News
Amidst Pain and Chaos, Hope and Solutions
May 1, 2013
TASC News
Cook County Judge Paul Biebel Named Inspiring Innovator by Chicago Lawyer Magazine
Feb 4, 2013
TASC News
Christopher Kennedy Lawford: Addiction Doesn’t Discriminate; Opportunities for Treatment, Recovery Shouldn’t Either
Dec 22, 2012
TASC News
Presiding Judge Paul Biebel Discusses Cook County Court Response to Drug and Mental Health Problems
Dec 19, 2012
TASC News
Christopher Kennedy Lawford, Judge Paul Biebel Accept TASC Leadership Awards; Highlight Necessity of Drug Treatment, Mental Health Treatment, and Recovery Services
Dec 17, 2012
TASC News
Why Systems Matter: Are They Helping or Hurting Communities?
Dec 6, 2012
TASC News
Statewide Criminal Justice Association Names Director: Edna R. Lee Takes Helm of Justice Advocacy Group
Nov 27, 2012
TASC News
The Impact on Children of a Parent’s Incarceration
Oct 19, 2012
TASC News
Governor Pat Quinn at Drug Prevention Symposium: “We don’t ever, ever want to leave a person behind”; Chicago Sun-Times Columnist Neil Steinberg Discusses Personal Experience in Recovery
Oct 15, 2012
TASC News
Lillian and Larry Goodman Foundation to Honor Partners in Drug Abuse Prevention; Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Scheduled to Attend
Oct 10, 2012
TASC News
Judge Paul Biebel and Christopher Kennedy Lawford to Receive TASC’s 2012 Leadership Awards
Oct 8, 2012
TASC News
TASC President Pamela Rodriguez Receives BSU Outstanding Alumni Award
Oct 4, 2012
TASC News
TASC to Chicago Tribune: 1st Responders to Illinois High School Student Drug Problems Must Be Counselors, Not Cops
Oct 1, 2012
TASC News
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle: Bond Court Changes Will Save Taxpayer Dollars
Jul 17, 2012
TASC News
Illinois “Summits of Hope” Offer Positive Community Connections for People on Probation and Parole
Jun 20, 2012
TASC News
New Report: Illinois Medicaid Cuts Could Cost Illinois 25,000 Jobs
Apr 26, 2012
TASC News
Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. Visits HRDI and TASC Services
Mar 30, 2012
TASC News
Association Recognizes Senator Dick Durbin, Congressman Danny Davis, and IL Senators Mattie Hunter and Kwame Raoul for Racial Justice Efforts
Mar 20, 2012
TASC News
IACJ to Honor U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, Congressman Danny K. Davis, IL Senator Mattie Hunter and IL Senator Kwame Raoul for Criminal Justice and Racial Justice Legislation
Mar 14, 2012
TASC News
Gov. Pat Quinn’s Illinois Budget: Close Some Illinois Prisons, Invest More Money in Illinois Community Care
Feb 23, 2012
TASC News
Illinois’ Unpaid Bills Could Top $34 Billion in 5 Years
Jan 31, 2012
TASC News
Illinois Pension, Medicaid Costs to Top Illinois Budget Problems in 2012
Jan 9, 2012
TASC News
Gov. Pat Quinn OK’s Restoration of Illinois Substance Abuse Treatment Funding
Dec 21, 2011
TASC News
ABTC, TASC Open Renovated Reentry Home for Juveniles in Douglas Park
Dec 8, 2011
TASC News
Illinois Lawmakers OK Funding to Keep Illinois Prisons, Mental Health Facilities Open
Nov 30, 2011
TASC News
Illinois Lawmakers Vote Overwhelmingly to Restore Illinois Substance Abuse Treatment Money
Nov 30, 2011
TASC News
Congress Restores Second Chance Act Funding
Nov 21, 2011
TASC News
Creating Institutional Change in the Criminal Justice System: White House Blog Post by Judge William Dressel
Nov 9, 2011
TASC News
Top Researchers Advise on Criminal Justice Reform in “The Prison Journal”; Chicago Experts Arthur Lurigio, Pamela Rodriguez Featured
Oct 26, 2011
TASC News
Congressman Danny Davis, White House Drug Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske Headline Oct. 17 Forum on Drug Prevention, Treatment, and Adjudication Programs
Oct 14, 2011
TASC News
Lawmakers Dennis Reboletti, Adam Brown, Mattie Hunter Open Way for Seized Drug Money to Help Fund Addiction Treatment
Sep 26, 2011
TASC News
State Panel to Address Data Gaps in Racial and Ethnic Identities of Arrestees
Sep 22, 2011
TASC News
Governor Pat Quinn Approves Law to Improve Employment Chances for Former Offenders
Sep 21, 2011
TASC News
Racial Justice: Gov. Pat Quinn OKs Panel to Tackle African-American Economic, Social Disparities
Sep 19, 2011
TASC News
U.S. Senate Panel Votes to Cut Second Chance Funding
Sep 16, 2011
TASC News
TASC’s Peter Palanca Receives Distinguished Service Award
Sep 15, 2011
TASC News
To Combat Discrimination, Illinois Judges Can Now Seal Arrest, Trial Records of Persons Innocent, Acquitted of Criminal Charges
Sep 14, 2011
TASC News
Do Illinois Drug-Free Zone Laws Shield Children from Drug Crimes?
Sep 13, 2011
TASC News
Illinois Tax Revenue Jumped from $1.9 Billion in August 2010 to $2.2 Billion Last Month
Sep 9, 2011
TASC News
Op-ed in The Southern: Recovery Can Be a Benefit to Everyone
Sep 7, 2011
TASC News
September is National Recovery Month
Aug 11, 2011
TASC News
TASC, Coalition for Whole Health Recommend Coverage of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services in Essential Health Benefit Package
Jul 26, 2011
TASC News
New Illinois Budget Not Settled Gov. Pat Quinn Says
Jun 28, 2011
TASC News
Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka Racing to Pay $1.8 Billion in Illinois Medicaid Bills by June 30
Jun 23, 2011
TASC News
83% of Adult Males Arrested in Chicago Test Positive for Illegal Drugs at Time of Arrest
Jun 15, 2011
TASC News
OUR VIEW: Governor Quinn Should Sign Budget with Restored Funding for Addiction Treatment
Jun 10, 2011
TASC News
TASC President Featured in Cover Story of Alumni Magazine
Jun 9, 2011
TASC News
Tribute to Noel Dennis, Longtime TASC Board Member
Jun 7, 2011
TASC News
Gov. Pat Quinn Is “Reviewing” Illinois Budget Impact on Illinois Human Services, Aide Says
Jun 1, 2011
TASC News
Illinois GOP Opposes Democratic Efforts to Pay Overdue Bills
May 27, 2011
TASC News
Illinois Treasurer Wants to Hike State Bond Costs to Pay Backlog of Unpaid Bills to Human Service Providers, Other Vendors
May 24, 2011
TASC News
Feigenholtz, Steans Reshape Illinois Human Services Budget
May 21, 2011
TASC News
Illinois House, Senate Restore Drug Treatment Money Cut by Gov. Pat Quinn
May 17, 2011
TASC News
Illinois House Lawmakers Put Final Touches on Illinois Budget; Most Programs Face Cuts
May 10, 2011
TASC News
Illinois Budget: Labor Union Rolls Out TV, Radio Ad Campaign; House, Senate Budget Lawmakers Divided
May 5, 2011
TASC News
Illinois Senate Democrats Seek Budget Details from GOP as Votes Near
May 2, 2011
TASC News
State Rep. Ron Stephens Opposes Illinois Human Services Budget Cuts
Apr 29, 2011
TASC News
U.S. Senator Richard Durbin to be Honored for Fair Sentencing Act; IL Senators Mattie Hunter and Kwame Raoul Recognized for State Leadership in Racial Justice
Apr 20, 2011
TASC News
Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka Opposes Short-Term Borrowing Plan to Pay Backlog of Bills
Apr 20, 2011
TASC News
Senate President John Cullerton, GOP Leader Christine Radogno Divided over Budget
Apr 18, 2011
TASC News
Illinois House Putting Programs on the “Chopping Block”, Says Rep. William Davis
Apr 12, 2011
TASC News
Illinois House, Senate and Gov. Pat Quinn Have Competing Illinois Budget Plans
Apr 11, 2011
TASC News
$3 Billion Separates Illinois House, Gov. Pat Quinn over Illinois Budget Plan
Apr 4, 2011
TASC News
Chicago Sun-Times Publishes TASC Letter to Editor Praising Preckwinkle’s Plan to Favor Drug Treatment over Jail
Apr 4, 2011
TASC News
Illinois House, Senate at Odds over Illinois Budget Revenue Projections
Mar 31, 2011
TASC News
Mattie Hunter: Illinois Human Services Receive $211 Million Less than Last Year in Gov. Quinn’s New Budget
Mar 30, 2011
TASC News
Gov. Quinn Rescinds Immediate Cuts to Drug Treatment; Next up: FY12 Funding Restoration
Mar 10, 2011
TASC News
Illinois House Panel to Vote on Resolution Calling for Immediate Halt to Gov. Quinn’s Elimination of Drug Treatment Funding
Mar 7, 2011
TASC News
State Reps. Sara Feigenholtz, Jim Watson Seek to Halt Gov. Quinn’s Move to Eliminate Illinois Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Feb 24, 2011
TASC News
Children of Alcoholics Week 2011; “Under the Influence” Program on Nickelodeon
Feb 14, 2011
TASC News
Chicago Sun-Times Editorial: Justice System Unfair to Drug Offenders
Feb 2, 2011
TASC News
African Americans in Cook County 5 Times More Likely than Whites to Go to Prison for Low-Level Drug Offenses, New Report Reveals
Jan 31, 2011
TASC News
TASC’s 2010 Luncheon Celebrates Vision and Leadership, with Thanks to Donors
Dec 20, 2010
TASC News
Survey: Drug Use Among 8th-Graders Surges; IL Treatment, Prevention Funding Cuts Aggravate Problem
Dec 17, 2010
TASC News
TASC Founder Receives Justice Leadership Award, Calls for Public Health Approach to Addiction
Dec 8, 2010
TASC News
TASC Founder Melody Heaps, Judge George Timberlake to be honored at Dec. 1 TASC Luncheon; Event & Raffle Tickets Going Fast
Nov 22, 2010
TASC News
TASC Awarded Maximum CARF Accreditation; Independent Survey Commends TASC for Service Quality
Nov 15, 2010
TASC News
How Parents’ Alcoholism Affects Children: Nickelodeon TV Special Premieres Nov. 14
Nov 12, 2010
TASC News
OP-ED: Prison Drug Treatment Would Reduce Crime, Recidivism, Budgets; Deficit Commission Should Heed Savings by Treatment, Recommendations in National Drug Control Strategy
Oct 18, 2010
TASC News
Homewood Resident Named Chairman of Statewide Substance Abuse Treatment Advocacy Group
Oct 5, 2010
TASC News
Senator Heather Steans, Rep. Greg Harris Focus Town Hall Meeting on Illinois Budget Crisis; Attendees Applaud Alcohol, Drug Prevention, Treatment Services
Aug 27, 2010
TASC News
New Data Show Drop in Illinois Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities, But Budget Cuts to Alcohol Treatment Put Gains at Risk, Advocates Say
Aug 26, 2010
TASC News
New Poll Says 50% View Alcohol, Cigarettes More Dangerous than Marijuana, Surprising Substance Abuse Treatment Advocates
Aug 3, 2010
TASC News
As Chicago Heroin Escalates, Senator Mattie Hunter Calls on Gov. Pat Quinn to Reverse Drug Treatment Funding Cuts
Jul 25, 2010
TASC News
Our View: Decreasing Drug Treatment Funding Only Fuels Illinois Heroin Scourge
Jun 30, 2010
TASC News
TASC Model Recommended in National Drug Control Strategy
Jun 24, 2010
TASC News
Coming to Chicago in July: 4th National Conference on Women, Addiction and Recovery
May 18, 2010
TASC News
From CCAI: Gov. Pat Quinn Aims to Borrow $900 Million to Ease Illinois Cash Flow Crisis—Madigan, Cullerton, Cross, and Radogno Must Address Longer-Term Illinois Budget Problem
Nov 16, 2009
TASC News
TASC featured on KMOV-TV St. Louis
Nov 14, 2009
TASC News
White House Official to Speak at IL Drug Prevention, Treatment Conference
Sep 28, 2009
TASC News
State Lawmakers, Criminal Justice Experts to Scrutinize Racial Impact of Illinois Drug Laws
Sep 21, 2009
TASC News
IL Budget Passes With Modified Cuts to Human Services; TASC Awaits Revised State Contracts; Furloughed TASC Staff Return to Work
Jul 16, 2009
TASC News
DCFS Restores Funds Previously Cut from TASC’s Child Welfare Programs; DHS Funding Cuts Hurting Thousands
Jul 10, 2009
TASC News
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3/19/20 Message from TASC President re: TASC Services
Mar 19, 2020
TASC News
Illinois Lawmakers Graded: TASC Releases Legislative Health & Justice Scorecard
Mar 5, 2020
TASC News
March Is Problem Gambling Awareness Month
Feb 28, 2020
TASC News
TASC Offers Testimony to Lawmakers at Joint Hearing on the State of Criminal Justice in Illinois
Feb 24, 2020
TASC in the News
Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago Speaks at Case and Care Curriculum (video)
Feb 3, 2020
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Jan 31, 2020
TASC News
Applications Being Accepted for Law Enforcement/First Responder Diversion and Referral Mentoring Initiative
Jan 31, 2020
TASC News
TASC Releases Substance Use Treatment Capacity Expansion Series, Offers Strategies for Collaborative Efforts to Increase Capacity, Access, and Coordinated Care
Jan 28, 2020
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New CLOUD Library Offers Curated Opioid Use Resources
Jan 24, 2020
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Leadership through Modern-Day Approaches to Community and Employee Wellness
Jan 16, 2020
TASC in the News
Mundelein Police Department Selected as National Mentor Site for Opioid Abuse Training
Jan 10, 2020
TASC in the News
Plymouth County Outreach to be a mentor in fight against opioids
Jan 9, 2020
TASC News
Correctional Education Programs Support Community Reentry, Reduce Recidivism
Dec 23, 2019
TASC News
TASC Presents Leadership Awards to Lt. Gov. Stratton, State Department's Brian Morales, and Four IL Legislative Champions
Dec 19, 2019
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City of Chicago Crisis Intervention Advisory Committee: Recommendations Report
Dec 19, 2019
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The Growing Racial Disparity in Prison Time
Dec 3, 2019
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Incarceration in Local Jails and State Prisons
Dec 2, 2019
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Cannabis Facts
Nov 25, 2019
TASC in the News
Worsening Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage Poses Persistent Threat to Providers
Nov 21, 2019
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New Report Highlights Continuing Barriers to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Nov 20, 2019
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Cook County’s Criminal Justice System: Trends and Issues Report: 2nd Edition
Nov 20, 2019
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Adverse Childhood Experiences: Preventing early trauma to improve adult health
Nov 15, 2019
TASC News
CIT International and PTACC Announce Partnership to Connect Mental Health, Substance Use Treatment Services in Pre-Arrest Diversion
Nov 15, 2019
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The Ripple Effect: National and State Estimates of the U.S. Opioid Epidemic’s Impact on Children
Nov 13, 2019
TASC News
TASC 2019 Luncheon to Honor IL Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, State Department’s Brian Morales, and IL Legislative Champions
Nov 11, 2019
TASC News
TASC Earns Seventh Consecutive Accreditation from CARF International
Oct 31, 2019
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Women’s Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2019
Oct 29, 2019
TASC in the News
A Drug That Reverses Opioid Overdoses Has Become Easier To Access
Oct 24, 2019
TASC News
New Illinois Laws: Health and Justice Highlights
Oct 24, 2019
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How Is Marijuana Expungement Working In Illinois?
Oct 16, 2019
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Pre-Existing Condition Prevalence for Individuals and Families
Oct 4, 2019
TASC in the News
Connect Home (video)
Oct 3, 2019
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The Deep Divide: State Borders Create Medicaid Haves And Have-Nots
Oct 2, 2019
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Drive Time a Barrier to Opioid Treatment
Oct 1, 2019
TASC News
Report: Modest Reductions in U.S. Prison Population; More Changes Needed to End Mass Incarceration
Sep 30, 2019
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Methadone Barriers Persist, Despite Decades Of Evidence
Sep 23, 2019
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Keeping Kids Out of Adult Court
Sep 16, 2019
TASC in the News
Formerly a hellish, brutal lockup, Cook County jail now known for mental health care
Sep 16, 2019
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Fewer Children Had Health Insurance In 2018 Than Year Before, Census Data Shows
Sep 13, 2019
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Number of Uninsured Americans Rises for First Time in Decade
Sep 12, 2019
TASC News
Together We Are Stronger: Building Hope and Success through TASC Specialized Case Management
Sep 12, 2019
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New Series ‘We Are Witnesses’ Explores Criminal Justice in Chicago
Sep 11, 2019
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Suicide rates are rising, especially in rural America
Sep 11, 2019
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Suicide kills one person every 40 seconds, says WHO
Sep 9, 2019
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Cook County Maps Story of Opioid Epidemic with New Website
Sep 9, 2019
TASC News
Federal Agency Withdraws Proposal Requiring Disclosure of Participation in Diversion Program on Employment Applications
Aug 30, 2019
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Opioid Treatment Is Used Vastly More in States That Expanded Medicaid
Aug 27, 2019
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The Effects of Medicaid Expansion under the ACA: Updated Findings from a Literature Review
Aug 16, 2019
TASC News
Lessons from the Opioid Crisis (and All the Drug Crises Before It) as Meth and Cocaine Arrests and Overdoses Surge
Aug 16, 2019
TASC in the News
Midwestern Legislative Conference Criminal Justice & Public Safety Committee: Is a 'third way' of policing--deflection--emerging?
Aug 13, 2019
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Between 2007 and 2017, 34 States Reduced Crime and Incarceration in Tandem
Aug 9, 2019
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Cities now see more overdose deaths than rural areas
Aug 6, 2019
TASC in the News
Report: Re-Entry Housing Issues in Illinois: The Current Situation, Challenges, and Possible Solutions
Aug 1, 2019
TASC in the News
First drug treatment court to be set up before year end
Jul 31, 2019
TASC News
TASC and Addiction Policy Forum Receive NIH HEAL Grant
Jul 25, 2019
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U.S. Overdose Deaths Dipped In 2018, But Some States Saw 'Devastating' Increases
Jul 19, 2019
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What to Call Someone Who Uses Heroin? Their Name
Jul 19, 2019
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Hain launches A Way Out to aid those with drug addiction
Jul 2, 2019
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Opioids study shows high-risk counties across the country, suggests local solutions to epidemic
Jul 2, 2019
TASC News
TASC Weighs in on Pretrial Reform in Illinois
Jul 1, 2019
TASC News
Youth, Parents Lauded at Client Achievement Celebration
Jun 27, 2019
TASC News
Addressing Violence through a Community-Centered Approach
Jun 25, 2019
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Police departments rethink approach to battling addiction crisis
Jun 25, 2019
TASC in the News
Diaper bank packs 10,000 diapers for babies
Jun 20, 2019
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How Connecting Justice-Involved Individuals to Medicaid Can Help Address the Opioid Epidemic
Jun 18, 2019
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Pregnant, Locked Up, And Alone
Jun 17, 2019
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U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Releases Report: Collateral Consequences: The Crossroads of Punishment, Redemption and the Effects on Communities
Jun 14, 2019
TASC News
TASC Receives National Recognition for Specialized Case Management and Family Services
Jun 12, 2019
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Key Research Findings Related to Pre-Arrest Diversion Initiatives in the US
Jun 11, 2019
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Incarcerated Women and Girls
Jun 10, 2019
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Addiction & the Brain: A Video for Kids
Jun 7, 2019
TASC in the News
Improving the lives of people with addiction - alternatives to arrest
Jun 6, 2019
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Many Adults Targeted by Medicaid Work Requirements Face Barriers to Sustained Employment
May 31, 2019
TASC News
Transforming the Justice System: TASC among Contributing Experts at American University Symposium
May 30, 2019
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The Opioid Epidemic and Medicaid's Role in Facilitating Access to Treatment
May 27, 2019
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Research Confirms that Black Girls Feel the Sting of Adultification Bias Identified in Earlier Georgetown Law Study
May 20, 2019
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As the Opioid Crisis Peaks, Meth and Cocaine Deaths Explode
May 14, 2019
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Report: Cook County Bail Reform Reduced Jail Population Without More Crime
May 13, 2019
TASC News
Changing Self-Perceptions in Recovery: The Growth of Winners’ Circles
May 9, 2019
TASC in the News
Jacksonville city officials work to combat opioid epidemic
May 9, 2019
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Opioid Addiction Drug Going Mostly To Whites, Even As Black Death Rate Rises
May 9, 2019
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Few at risk for opioid overdose get potentially life-saving naloxone
May 6, 2019
TASC News
Commemorating Second Chance Act 11th Anniversary; April 30 Reentry Resource Fair
Apr 29, 2019
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Justice Denied: The Harmful and Lasting Effects of Pretrial Detention
Apr 29, 2019
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Cook County makes it illegal to refuse to show or rent property to people with certain criminal records
Apr 26, 2019
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New Prison and Jail Population Figures Released by U.S. Department of Justice
Apr 26, 2019
TASC News
Chicago Tribune Editorial – The opioid crisis in Illinois: How to combat drug overdoses
Apr 16, 2019
TASC in the News
Editorial: The opioid crisis in Illinois: How to combat drug overdoses
Apr 15, 2019
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Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2019, provides annual “big picture” view of confinement in the U.S.
Mar 27, 2019
TASC in the News
A 'Quiet Revolution' Gains Momentum
Mar 26, 2019
TASC News
Reduced Recidivism, Deflection from Justice Involvement, Family Reunification among TASC 2018 Highlights
Mar 18, 2019
TASC News
Illinois Treatment Outcomes Highlight Effectiveness of TASC Specialized Case Management
Mar 7, 2019
TASC News
Nearing 1,000 Served, Supportive Release Center Changes Lives
Feb 28, 2019
TASC in the News
Deflecting Opioid Sufferers From the Justice System 'Can Save Lives,' Experts Say
Feb 26, 2019
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U.S. drug overdose death rates the highest among wealthy nations, USC study finds
Feb 22, 2019
TASC News
Training for Law Enforcement on Substance Use Disorders: Issue Brief by TASC Center for Health and Justice
Feb 18, 2019
TASC News
Governor Pritzker Establishes New Justice, Equity and Opportunity Initiative
Feb 14, 2019
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National Drug Control Strategy Names Deflection Model for Pre-Arrest Diversion
Feb 12, 2019
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The Opioid Epidemic in Black and White America
Feb 6, 2019
TASC News
Soaring Female Incarceration Rates Demand Gender-Responsive Policies
Feb 1, 2019
TASC in the News
How ‘Deflection’ By Police Can Help Fight Opioid Addiction
Jan 22, 2019
TASC in the News
Can We Help Opioid Abusers Without Jailing Them?
Jan 10, 2019
TASC in the News
Editorial: How suburban police departments are wising up about drug abuse
Jan 6, 2019
TASC in the News
Local law enforcement officers prepare for crisis center, courthouse
Jan 1, 2019
TASC in the News
'He was still a human being': A little girl's heartbreaking response to the heroin epidemic
Dec 28, 2018
TASC News
Honorees at TASC 2018 Leadership Awards Luncheon: This is Just the Beginning
Dec 13, 2018
TASC in the News
City manager to receive justice leadership award
Dec 11, 2018
TASC News
Health and Justice Reforms on the Ballot: 2018 Midterm Election Results
Dec 4, 2018
TASC News
TASC President Pam Rodriguez Selected to Pritzker Committee for Restorative Justice and Safe Communities
Nov 30, 2018
TASC News
Poll: 69% Back Illinois Law Pushing Drug Treatment over Arrest
Nov 27, 2018
TASC News
Youth, Parents, and Program Partners Celebrate Juvenile Justice Collaborative
Nov 19, 2018
TASC News
Charlier Named Head of TASC’s Center for Health and Justice
Oct 29, 2018
TASC News
TASC 2018 Luncheon to Honor Leaders in Justice System Diversion
Oct 17, 2018
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Probation and Parole Systems Marked by High Stakes, Missed Opportunities: 1 in 55 U.S. adults is under community supervision
Oct 16, 2018
TASC News
In Illinois, People with Criminal Records May Register and Vote
Oct 12, 2018
TASC News
“Deflection” Grants Available to Illinois Law Enforcement-Community Partnerships, Proposals Due October 25, 2018
Oct 10, 2018
TASC News
New Winners’ Circle in Bloomington; Replicating the Model Nationally
Oct 8, 2018
TASC News
Delegation of Ugandan Juvenile Justice Leaders Visits TASC
Sep 25, 2018
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Addressing Opioid Use Disorders in Corrections: A Survey of Illinois Jails
Sep 7, 2018
TASC in the News
Screening [People] For Mental Illness To Keep Them From Returning To Jail
Sep 4, 2018
TASC News
Supporting International Efforts to Prevent Overdose and Treat Substance Use Disorders
Aug 31, 2018
TASC News
Governor Rauner, Illinois Lawmakers Weigh in on New Pre-Arrest Diversion Legislation
Aug 24, 2018
TASC News
Governor Signs Illinois Law Enforcement Diversion Bill, First of Its Kind in the Nation
Aug 22, 2018
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Illinois Opioid Overdose Deaths Increased In 2017: CDC
Aug 20, 2018
TASC in the News
Indiana Hosts Opioid Event To Help Public Safety, Public Health Officials Collaborate
Aug 14, 2018
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The Cost of Justice: The Impact of Criminal Justice Financial Obligations on Individuals and Families
Aug 1, 2018
TASC in the News
West Orange (NJ) Takes Innovative Approach to Battling Opioid Addiction
Jul 28, 2018
TASC News
Supportive Release Center Marks One-Year Anniversary; Model Replicated in Albuquerque
Jul 26, 2018
TASC News
National Collaborative Co-founded by TASC Launches Website Supporting Pre-Arrest Diversion
Jul 18, 2018
TASC in the News
New task force aims to halve female prison population
Jul 18, 2018
TASC News
2018 Recovery Month PSAs, Toolkit Now Available
Jul 16, 2018
TASC News
Webinar Delivers Opioid Screening and Assessment Solutions for Law Enforcement, Justice Practitioners
Jul 12, 2018
TASC News
June 26 is International Day Against Drug Abuse; TASC Hosts Caribbean Delegation Visit of Model Justice Interventions
Jun 25, 2018
TASC in the News
Jamaica among Caribbean judicial and health officials on visit to US
Jun 12, 2018
TASC in the News
U.S. County Jails Step Up Mental Health Screening To Keep Inmates From Coming Back
Jun 4, 2018
TASC News
Illinois Mental Health Parity Bill Passes House, Moves to Senate
May 30, 2018
TASC in the News
Instead of more policing, a model to provide more services
May 24, 2018
TASC News
May 3 Twitter Chat: #RecoveryNotArrest
May 3, 2018
TASC News
Senate Panel OKs Bush Bill to Give Police, Communities “Road Map” to Fight Opioid Crisis
Apr 19, 2018
TASC in the News
Donation equips Lake County first responders with naloxone
Mar 18, 2018
TASC in the News
Law Enforcement Needn't Serve Alone on the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis
Mar 7, 2018
TASC in the News
Public skeptical about Medicaid work requirement rational
Mar 1, 2018
TASC in the News
Pre-Arrest Diversion: The Long Overdue Collaboration Between Police and Treatment
Mar 1, 2018
TASC in the News
Life After Prison Special Report
Feb 28, 2018
TASC News
Inaugural Pre-Arrest Diversion Conference in March; HHS Assistant Secretary Elinore McCance-Katz to Speak
Feb 14, 2018
TASC News
Averting Crisis: Safe Withdrawal in Jail Settings
Jan 25, 2018
TASC News
Leaders in Transforming Health and Justice Recognized at TASC’s 2017 Leadership Awards Luncheon
Dec 16, 2017
TASC News
Addiction Policy Forum Announces New Initiatives and Partnerships to Address the Opioid Crisis
Dec 12, 2017
TASC in the News
Why Lake County is teaching [people in jail] to use naloxone
Dec 8, 2017
TASC News
National Public Health Emergency Declared in Face of Opioid Crisis; TASC and Partners Collaborating to Offer Solutions and Strategies
Oct 27, 2017
TASC in the News
IACP Quick Take: Why the fight against the opioid crisis can't stop with naloxone
Oct 22, 2017
TASC News
Op-Ed by TASC President: Cook County State’s Attorney Report “Bold and Refreshing”
Oct 20, 2017
TASC News
Leading the Movement Toward Diversion as a First Response: Building Connections to Treatment at the Front End of the Justice System
Oct 18, 2017
TASC News
2017 TASC Leadership Award Honorees Announced
Oct 12, 2017
TASC News
Peter Palanca Honored; TASC Executive Retiring After 40 Years of Service to the Field
Sep 26, 2017
TASC in the News
Screening tool digs deeper into opioid risk assessment
Sep 26, 2017
TASC News
New Early Identification Opioid Screening Tool Available from Texas Christian University and the Center for Health and Justice at TASC
Sep 22, 2017
TASC in the News
Group meets in Carterville to discuss solutions to opioid addiction
Sep 14, 2017
TASC in the News
International Association of Chiefs of Police and TASC Announce National Initiative to Combat our Nation's Opioid Epidemic and Mainstream Diversion Programs
Sep 7, 2017
TASC in the News
Joliet students hear about dangers of substance [use]
Sep 6, 2017
TASC News
TASC, National Judicial College Offer Self-Study Courses on Addiction for Criminal Justice Practitioners
Aug 21, 2017
TASC in the News
Illinois Program Offers a Room for That First Night Out of Jail
Aug 18, 2017
TASC in the News
IACP, TASC create initiative to combat opioid epidemic
Aug 16, 2017
TASC News
IACP and TASC Announce National Initiative to Combat the U.S. Opioid Epidemic and Mainstream Pre-Arrest Diversion Programs
Aug 15, 2017
TASC in the News
IACP, TASC To Promote Drug, Mental Health Diversion
Aug 13, 2017
TASC News
TASC, Partners Launch Supportive Release Center by Cook County Jail
Jul 27, 2017
TASC in the News
New program gives Cook County Jail ex-inmates fresh start
Jul 26, 2017
TASC in the News
Center Aims to Provide 'Softer Landing' for Some Released Inmates
Jul 26, 2017
TASC in the News
U of C, Dart launch new effort to help those just out of jail
Jul 26, 2017
TASC in the News
UChicago Health Lab and community partners open center for individuals exiting jail
Jul 26, 2017
TASC in the News
New Center to Help Newly Released Cook County Jail Inmates
Jul 25, 2017
TASC News
SAMHSA Awards Funding to Cook County Drug Treatment Courts, including TASC Case Management
Jun 26, 2017
TASC News
TASC Opposes the Gutting of Medicaid
Jun 23, 2017
TASC News
Addiction Policy Forum Spotlight on Innovation: Moms and Babies Program at Decatur Correctional Center
Jun 8, 2017
TASC News
Collateral Consequences of Convictions
May 19, 2017
TASC News
TASC Releases Survey of Prosecutorial Diversion in Illinois, Offering Recommendations to Guide Expansion and Improvement
Apr 26, 2017
TASC News
TASC Executive Vice President Chairing National Addiction Leadership Conference
Apr 4, 2017
TASC in the News
Deflection: A Powerful Crime-Fighting Tool That Improves Community Relations
Apr 3, 2017
TASC in the News
The ‘Deflection’ Surge: Key to Reducing Re-Arrests
Mar 23, 2017
TASC News
Governor Rauner Signs Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Legislation at TASC
Mar 10, 2017
TASC News
OP-ED: Revamping of Health Law Could Be Costly to Illinois
Mar 3, 2017
TASC News
TASC Co-Convenes First-Ever National Summit on Deflecting People from Arrest
Mar 2, 2017
TASC News
Lurie Children’s Hospital Launches Pilot Program to Help Curb Youth Violence in Chicago
Feb 13, 2017
TASC News
February 12-18 is Children of Alcoholics Awareness Week
Feb 12, 2017
TASC News
Supporting Criminal Justice Reforms and Treatment Access: National Initiatives
Jan 27, 2017
TASC News
New Illinois Laws Remove Employment Barriers for People with Criminal Records
Jan 20, 2017
TASC News
TASC 2016 Awards Luncheon Honors Civic and Philanthropic Leaders
Dec 16, 2016
TASC News
TASC Offers Roll Call Videos for Law Enforcement: The Science of Addiction, Building Partnership with Treatment
Dec 9, 2016
TASC News
The Chicago Reporter and John Kaul Greene to Receive TASC’s 2016 Leadership Awards
Nov 16, 2016
TASC News
The Chicago Community Trust Grantee Success Profile: Justice and Health Initiative
Oct 11, 2016
TASC News
TASC Releases Medicaid Policy Briefs, Offers Financing Strategies to Improve Community-Based Healthcare Access for Criminal Justice Populations
Oct 7, 2016
TASC News
International Policy Experts Visit TASC, Explore Alternatives to Incarceration
Sep 22, 2016
TASC News
Fundamentals of Alternatives to Incarceration
Sep 21, 2016
TASC News
TASC Joins Partners in West Side Heroin Task Force to Address Chicago’s Opiate Epidemic
Sep 3, 2016
TASC News
Addiction Today Radio Interviews TASC’s Peter Palanca about Family Role in Addiction Recovery
Aug 25, 2016
TASC News
Addiction Policy Forum and National Criminal Justice Association Partner to Translate Opioid Research to Practice
Aug 8, 2016
TASC News
New Law Removes Barrier to Restored Citizenship for Eligible TASC Clients
Jul 25, 2016
TASC News
TASC Consulting Supports New White House Data-Driven Justice Initiative
Jul 1, 2016
TASC News
Paths to Addiction Treatment Fraught With Barriers; Misinformed Expectations Can Set Up Disappointment
Jun 16, 2016
TASC News
Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County Supports Connections from Jail to Drug Treatment
Jun 15, 2016
TASC News
Best Practices for Jail Medicaid Enrollment: TASC in Modern Healthcare Article
May 25, 2016
TASC News
Public Support Grows for Criminal Justice Diversion Initiatives
May 18, 2016
TASC News
National TASC Conference Showcases Local Diversion Programs
May 13, 2016
TASC News
Congratulations to 2016 Integrated Behavioral Health Interns
May 5, 2016
TASC News
National Reentry Week Highlights Key Elements of Criminal Justice Reform
Apr 25, 2016
TASC News
Medicaid Expansion: Improving Access to Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment for Justice Populations
Apr 6, 2016
TASC News
U.S. Senate Passes Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), Bipartisan Bill Moves to House of Representatives
Mar 18, 2016
TASC News
TASC Public Policy Priorities
Feb 18, 2016
TASC News
Sheriff Tom Dart, Bill O’Donnell Receive TASC Leadership Awards; Access to Healthcare and Recovery Highlighted at Annual Event
Dec 14, 2015
TASC News
Parental Addiction Treatment Improves Child Welfare Outcomes: TASC President Pam Rodriguez at Capitol Hill Briefing
Dec 7, 2015
TASC News
2015 TASC Leadership Awards Luncheon to Honor Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, Entrepreneur Bill O’Donnell
Oct 21, 2015
TASC News
2015 Urban Labs Innovation Challenge Winners: TASC, Cook County Sheriff’s Office, Heartland Alliance Earn Grant for Supportive Release Center
Oct 16, 2015
TASC News
Revision of Automatic Transfer Law Achieves Common Cause for Illinois Juvenile Justice Reform
Oct 9, 2015
TASC News
Chicago, Rockford, and GSU Events Shine Spotlight on Recovery
Oct 1, 2015
TASC in the News
Want to Reduce Drugs in Your Community? You May Want to Deflect Instead of Arrest
Oct 1, 2015
TASC News
Faith Leaders to Gather in Chicago Heights for Training on Addiction and Recovery
Sep 29, 2015
TASC News
Using Technology to Improve Rural Health Access
Jul 2, 2015
TASC News
TASC President Appointed to Governor Rauner’s Criminal Justice Reform Commission
Mar 5, 2015
TASC News
TASC VP George Williams Receives 7th Congressional District Heroes Award
Feb 17, 2015
TASC News
Governor Rauner Boosts Criminal Justice Reform; Solutions Include Diversion and Alternatives to Incarceration
Feb 11, 2015
TASC News
TASC’s Khalid Scott Honored Among Chicago Defender’s Men of Excellence
Jan 20, 2015
TASC News
Illinois Parents Facing Relinquishment of Kids with Mental Illness to Get Help
Jan 5, 2015
TASC News
Illinois Employers No Longer Allowed to Ask About Criminal Histories on Job Application Forms
Jan 2, 2015
TASC News
Illinois State Senator Mattie Hunter, Walgreens’ Steve Pemberton Honored at TASC 2014 Celebration
Dec 16, 2014
TASC News
Sangamon County Drug Court Celebrates Four Years
Dec 5, 2014
TASC News
Pamela Rodriguez Op-Ed in Daily Herald: Is Illinois Ready for Criminal Justice Reform?
Oct 21, 2014
TASC News
New Illinois Law Automatically Expunges Records of Juvenile Arrests That Don’t Lead to Convictions
Oct 10, 2014
TASC News
Highlights from Celebrations of Recovery Month 2014 in Illinois
Sep 25, 2014
TASC News
IL State Sen. Mattie Hunter, Walgreens’ Steve Pemberton to Receive TASC 2014 Leadership Awards
Sep 17, 2014
TASC News
Anthony Harden, TASC Youth Services Administrator, Receives IADDA Award for Distinguished Service
Sep 6, 2014
TASC News
OP-ED: In Heroin Fight, Public Health Strategy, Vivitrol Are Key Weapons
Jul 17, 2014
TASC News
TASC Leaders Featured in 2014 National Drug Control Strategy and White House Video
Jul 10, 2014
TASC News
Researchers to Study Impact of Affordable Care Act on Public Safety; Cook County Key Research Site
Jul 3, 2014
TASC News
Mental Health Court Celebrates 10 Years
Jun 4, 2014
TASC News
Sam’s Club Donation Helps TASC Serve Parents & Babies
May 1, 2014
TASC News
Report: Racial Imbalances, Lesser Offenses Highlight Illinois Juvenile Transfers to Adult Court
Apr 28, 2014
TASC News
TASC VP, Experts Spotlight Prevention, Treatment Funding at Illinois House Heroin Hearing
Apr 17, 2014
TASC News
National Survey of Diversion Programs Takes Center Stage at Congressional Briefing
Jan 13, 2014
TASC News
TASC Honors Legal Action Center President Paul Samuels and WGN News Anchor Bob Jordan
Dec 19, 2013
TASC News
National Law Enforcement Leaders Examine Science of Substance Use Disorders and Implications for Practice
Nov 26, 2013
TASC News
Preeminent Addiction Neuroscientist Named Advisor to TASC Center for Health and Justice
Oct 24, 2013
TASC News
TASC Snags 5th Gold-Seal-of-Approval from National Standards Setting Group
Oct 18, 2013
TASC News
342,000 Low-Income Illinois Citizens to Have Access to Medical Care, Treatment for Substance Use and Mental Health Conditions, Beginning January 1
Oct 2, 2013
TASC News
TASC to Honor WGN’s Bob Jordan, Legal Action Center’s Paul Samuels on December 11
Sep 30, 2013
TASC News
Illinois Lawmakers, Quinn Remove Employment Barriers Resulting from Criminal Records
Aug 30, 2013
TASC News
New Illinois Law Adds Hispanic/Latino Category to Criminal Justice Data Collection
Aug 27, 2013
TASC News
New Illinois Law Clears Hurdle to Health Care Access Upon Exit from Incarceration
Aug 23, 2013
TASC News
Emanuel, Preckwinkle, TASC Chief Praise Holder Drug Sentencing Shift
Aug 13, 2013
TASC News
TASC President Hails Quinn Signature on New Criminal Justice Reform Laws
Aug 6, 2013
TASC News
Madison County, IL Curbs Heroin Fatalities; Deaths Climb in DuPage, Marion, Winnebago
Aug 1, 2013
TASC News
Heroin Deaths Surge in DuPage; Good Samaritan Law and Emergency Meds Can Prevent Fatalities But They’re Not Enough
Jul 31, 2013
TASC News
Law Diverting 17-Year-Olds Facing Felony Offense to Juvenile Court Advances Rehabilitation
Jul 19, 2013
TASC News
Our View: End Racial Disproportionality in Drug Arrests, Expand Interventions for All Drug Offenders
Jun 12, 2013
TASC News
Amidst Pain and Chaos, Hope and Solutions
May 1, 2013
TASC News
Cook County Judge Paul Biebel Named Inspiring Innovator by Chicago Lawyer Magazine
Feb 4, 2013
TASC News
Christopher Kennedy Lawford: Addiction Doesn’t Discriminate; Opportunities for Treatment, Recovery Shouldn’t Either
Dec 22, 2012
TASC News
Presiding Judge Paul Biebel Discusses Cook County Court Response to Drug and Mental Health Problems
Dec 19, 2012
TASC News
Christopher Kennedy Lawford, Judge Paul Biebel Accept TASC Leadership Awards; Highlight Necessity of Drug Treatment, Mental Health Treatment, and Recovery Services
Dec 17, 2012
TASC News
Why Systems Matter: Are They Helping or Hurting Communities?
Dec 6, 2012
TASC News
Statewide Criminal Justice Association Names Director: Edna R. Lee Takes Helm of Justice Advocacy Group
Nov 27, 2012
TASC News
The Impact on Children of a Parent’s Incarceration
Oct 19, 2012
TASC News
Governor Pat Quinn at Drug Prevention Symposium: “We don’t ever, ever want to leave a person behind”; Chicago Sun-Times Columnist Neil Steinberg Discusses Personal Experience in Recovery
Oct 15, 2012
TASC News
Lillian and Larry Goodman Foundation to Honor Partners in Drug Abuse Prevention; Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Scheduled to Attend
Oct 10, 2012
TASC News
Judge Paul Biebel and Christopher Kennedy Lawford to Receive TASC’s 2012 Leadership Awards
Oct 8, 2012
TASC News
TASC President Pamela Rodriguez Receives BSU Outstanding Alumni Award
Oct 4, 2012
TASC News
TASC to Chicago Tribune: 1st Responders to Illinois High School Student Drug Problems Must Be Counselors, Not Cops
Oct 1, 2012
TASC News
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle: Bond Court Changes Will Save Taxpayer Dollars
Jul 17, 2012
TASC News
Illinois “Summits of Hope” Offer Positive Community Connections for People on Probation and Parole
Jun 20, 2012
TASC News
New Report: Illinois Medicaid Cuts Could Cost Illinois 25,000 Jobs
Apr 26, 2012
TASC News
Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. Visits HRDI and TASC Services
Mar 30, 2012
TASC News
Association Recognizes Senator Dick Durbin, Congressman Danny Davis, and IL Senators Mattie Hunter and Kwame Raoul for Racial Justice Efforts
Mar 20, 2012
TASC News
IACJ to Honor U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, Congressman Danny K. Davis, IL Senator Mattie Hunter and IL Senator Kwame Raoul for Criminal Justice and Racial Justice Legislation
Mar 14, 2012
TASC News
Gov. Pat Quinn’s Illinois Budget: Close Some Illinois Prisons, Invest More Money in Illinois Community Care
Feb 23, 2012
TASC News
Illinois’ Unpaid Bills Could Top $34 Billion in 5 Years
Jan 31, 2012
TASC News
Illinois Pension, Medicaid Costs to Top Illinois Budget Problems in 2012
Jan 9, 2012
TASC News
Gov. Pat Quinn OK’s Restoration of Illinois Substance Abuse Treatment Funding
Dec 21, 2011
TASC News
ABTC, TASC Open Renovated Reentry Home for Juveniles in Douglas Park
Dec 8, 2011
TASC News
Illinois Lawmakers OK Funding to Keep Illinois Prisons, Mental Health Facilities Open
Nov 30, 2011
TASC News
Illinois Lawmakers Vote Overwhelmingly to Restore Illinois Substance Abuse Treatment Money
Nov 30, 2011
TASC News
Congress Restores Second Chance Act Funding
Nov 21, 2011
TASC News
Creating Institutional Change in the Criminal Justice System: White House Blog Post by Judge William Dressel
Nov 9, 2011
TASC News
Top Researchers Advise on Criminal Justice Reform in “The Prison Journal”; Chicago Experts Arthur Lurigio, Pamela Rodriguez Featured
Oct 26, 2011
TASC News
Congressman Danny Davis, White House Drug Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske Headline Oct. 17 Forum on Drug Prevention, Treatment, and Adjudication Programs
Oct 14, 2011
TASC News
Lawmakers Dennis Reboletti, Adam Brown, Mattie Hunter Open Way for Seized Drug Money to Help Fund Addiction Treatment
Sep 26, 2011
TASC News
State Panel to Address Data Gaps in Racial and Ethnic Identities of Arrestees
Sep 22, 2011
TASC News
Governor Pat Quinn Approves Law to Improve Employment Chances for Former Offenders
Sep 21, 2011
TASC News
Racial Justice: Gov. Pat Quinn OKs Panel to Tackle African-American Economic, Social Disparities
Sep 19, 2011
TASC News
U.S. Senate Panel Votes to Cut Second Chance Funding
Sep 16, 2011
TASC News
TASC’s Peter Palanca Receives Distinguished Service Award
Sep 15, 2011
TASC News
To Combat Discrimination, Illinois Judges Can Now Seal Arrest, Trial Records of Persons Innocent, Acquitted of Criminal Charges
Sep 14, 2011
TASC News
Do Illinois Drug-Free Zone Laws Shield Children from Drug Crimes?
Sep 13, 2011
TASC News
Illinois Tax Revenue Jumped from $1.9 Billion in August 2010 to $2.2 Billion Last Month
Sep 9, 2011
TASC News
Op-ed in The Southern: Recovery Can Be a Benefit to Everyone
Sep 7, 2011
TASC News
September is National Recovery Month
Aug 11, 2011
TASC News
TASC, Coalition for Whole Health Recommend Coverage of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services in Essential Health Benefit Package
Jul 26, 2011
TASC News
New Illinois Budget Not Settled Gov. Pat Quinn Says
Jun 28, 2011
TASC News
Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka Racing to Pay $1.8 Billion in Illinois Medicaid Bills by June 30
Jun 23, 2011
TASC News
83% of Adult Males Arrested in Chicago Test Positive for Illegal Drugs at Time of Arrest
Jun 15, 2011
TASC News
OUR VIEW: Governor Quinn Should Sign Budget with Restored Funding for Addiction Treatment
Jun 10, 2011
TASC News
TASC President Featured in Cover Story of Alumni Magazine
Jun 9, 2011
TASC News
Tribute to Noel Dennis, Longtime TASC Board Member
Jun 7, 2011
TASC News
Gov. Pat Quinn Is “Reviewing” Illinois Budget Impact on Illinois Human Services, Aide Says
Jun 1, 2011
TASC News
Illinois GOP Opposes Democratic Efforts to Pay Overdue Bills
May 27, 2011
TASC News
Illinois Treasurer Wants to Hike State Bond Costs to Pay Backlog of Unpaid Bills to Human Service Providers, Other Vendors
May 24, 2011
TASC News
Feigenholtz, Steans Reshape Illinois Human Services Budget
May 21, 2011
TASC News
Illinois House, Senate Restore Drug Treatment Money Cut by Gov. Pat Quinn
May 17, 2011
TASC News
Illinois House Lawmakers Put Final Touches on Illinois Budget; Most Programs Face Cuts
May 10, 2011
TASC News
Illinois Budget: Labor Union Rolls Out TV, Radio Ad Campaign; House, Senate Budget Lawmakers Divided
May 5, 2011
TASC News
Illinois Senate Democrats Seek Budget Details from GOP as Votes Near
May 2, 2011
TASC News
State Rep. Ron Stephens Opposes Illinois Human Services Budget Cuts
Apr 29, 2011
TASC News
U.S. Senator Richard Durbin to be Honored for Fair Sentencing Act; IL Senators Mattie Hunter and Kwame Raoul Recognized for State Leadership in Racial Justice
Apr 20, 2011
TASC News
Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka Opposes Short-Term Borrowing Plan to Pay Backlog of Bills
Apr 20, 2011
TASC News
Senate President John Cullerton, GOP Leader Christine Radogno Divided over Budget
Apr 18, 2011
TASC News
Illinois House Putting Programs on the “Chopping Block”, Says Rep. William Davis
Apr 12, 2011
TASC News
Illinois House, Senate and Gov. Pat Quinn Have Competing Illinois Budget Plans
Apr 11, 2011
TASC News
$3 Billion Separates Illinois House, Gov. Pat Quinn over Illinois Budget Plan
Apr 4, 2011
TASC News
Chicago Sun-Times Publishes TASC Letter to Editor Praising Preckwinkle’s Plan to Favor Drug Treatment over Jail
Apr 4, 2011
TASC News
Illinois House, Senate at Odds over Illinois Budget Revenue Projections
Mar 31, 2011
TASC News
Mattie Hunter: Illinois Human Services Receive $211 Million Less than Last Year in Gov. Quinn’s New Budget
Mar 30, 2011
TASC News
Gov. Quinn Rescinds Immediate Cuts to Drug Treatment; Next up: FY12 Funding Restoration
Mar 10, 2011
TASC News
Illinois House Panel to Vote on Resolution Calling for Immediate Halt to Gov. Quinn’s Elimination of Drug Treatment Funding
Mar 7, 2011
TASC News
State Reps. Sara Feigenholtz, Jim Watson Seek to Halt Gov. Quinn’s Move to Eliminate Illinois Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Feb 24, 2011
TASC News
Children of Alcoholics Week 2011; “Under the Influence” Program on Nickelodeon
Feb 14, 2011
TASC News
Chicago Sun-Times Editorial: Justice System Unfair to Drug Offenders
Feb 2, 2011
TASC News
African Americans in Cook County 5 Times More Likely than Whites to Go to Prison for Low-Level Drug Offenses, New Report Reveals
Jan 31, 2011
TASC News
TASC’s 2010 Luncheon Celebrates Vision and Leadership, with Thanks to Donors
Dec 20, 2010
TASC News
Survey: Drug Use Among 8th-Graders Surges; IL Treatment, Prevention Funding Cuts Aggravate Problem
Dec 17, 2010
TASC News
TASC Founder Receives Justice Leadership Award, Calls for Public Health Approach to Addiction
Dec 8, 2010
TASC News
TASC Founder Melody Heaps, Judge George Timberlake to be honored at Dec. 1 TASC Luncheon; Event & Raffle Tickets Going Fast
Nov 22, 2010
TASC News
TASC Awarded Maximum CARF Accreditation; Independent Survey Commends TASC for Service Quality
Nov 15, 2010
TASC News
How Parents’ Alcoholism Affects Children: Nickelodeon TV Special Premieres Nov. 14
Nov 12, 2010
TASC News
OP-ED: Prison Drug Treatment Would Reduce Crime, Recidivism, Budgets; Deficit Commission Should Heed Savings by Treatment, Recommendations in National Drug Control Strategy
Oct 18, 2010
TASC News
Homewood Resident Named Chairman of Statewide Substance Abuse Treatment Advocacy Group
Oct 5, 2010
TASC News
Senator Heather Steans, Rep. Greg Harris Focus Town Hall Meeting on Illinois Budget Crisis; Attendees Applaud Alcohol, Drug Prevention, Treatment Services
Aug 27, 2010
TASC News
New Data Show Drop in Illinois Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities, But Budget Cuts to Alcohol Treatment Put Gains at Risk, Advocates Say
Aug 26, 2010
TASC News
New Poll Says 50% View Alcohol, Cigarettes More Dangerous than Marijuana, Surprising Substance Abuse Treatment Advocates
Aug 3, 2010
TASC News
As Chicago Heroin Escalates, Senator Mattie Hunter Calls on Gov. Pat Quinn to Reverse Drug Treatment Funding Cuts
Jul 25, 2010
TASC News
Our View: Decreasing Drug Treatment Funding Only Fuels Illinois Heroin Scourge
Jun 30, 2010
TASC News
TASC Model Recommended in National Drug Control Strategy
Jun 24, 2010
TASC News
Coming to Chicago in July: 4th National Conference on Women, Addiction and Recovery
May 18, 2010
TASC News
From CCAI: Gov. Pat Quinn Aims to Borrow $900 Million to Ease Illinois Cash Flow Crisis—Madigan, Cullerton, Cross, and Radogno Must Address Longer-Term Illinois Budget Problem
Nov 16, 2009
TASC News
TASC featured on KMOV-TV St. Louis
Nov 14, 2009
TASC News
White House Official to Speak at IL Drug Prevention, Treatment Conference
Sep 28, 2009
TASC News
State Lawmakers, Criminal Justice Experts to Scrutinize Racial Impact of Illinois Drug Laws
Sep 21, 2009
TASC News
IL Budget Passes With Modified Cuts to Human Services; TASC Awaits Revised State Contracts; Furloughed TASC Staff Return to Work
Jul 16, 2009
TASC News
DCFS Restores Funds Previously Cut from TASC’s Child Welfare Programs; DHS Funding Cuts Hurting Thousands
Jul 10, 2009
TASC News
Illinois Doomsday Budget Forces TASC to Suspend Addiction Services
Jul 10, 2009
TASC News
CBS-2 News Video: Illinois Doomsday Budget Forces TASC Employee Furlough, Client Service Cuts
Jul 2, 2009
TASC News
TASC Court Services Suspended Due To Illinois Doomsday Budget
Jul 1, 2009
TASC News
Children & Parents Lose TASC Services; Dozens of TASC Staff Furloughed and Laid Off; Still No State Budget Resolution in Sight for Quinn, Cullerton, Madigan, Cross, Radogno
Jun 24, 2009
TASC News
Cuts to Drug Treatment Fiscally Irresponsible; Budget Cuts Shift Costs to Counties, Threaten Public Safety; Quinn Wants IL General Assembly to Vote on Revenue Wednesday
Jun 21, 2009
TASC News
WBEZ Interviews TASC on Budget Cuts; Quinn, Cullerton, Madigan, Radogno and Cross Still Deadlocked
Jun 18, 2009
TASC News
IL Budget Cuts Wipe Out TASC Child Welfare Services; Quinn, Cullerton, Madigan, Radogno, Cross Meet; Special Session To Begin 6/23
Jun 16, 2009
TASC News
Governor Quinn’s Office Reiterates Need for Tax Hike to Fund Human Services
Jun 16, 2009
TASC News
TASC and IL Treatment Agencies Receive Doomsday Letters; Still No Answers from Quinn, Cullerton, Madigan, Radogno, Cross
Jun 15, 2009
TASC News
“Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Services? Gone.” Still No Resolution from Governor Quinn, Michael Madigan, John Cullerton, Tom Cross, Christine Radogno
Jun 14, 2009
TASC News
Heroes of TASC Honored at Luncheon; Judge Louis B. Garippo and Publisher Isaac Lewis Receive Leadership Awards
Jun 11, 2009
TASC News
Thank You To Our Donors — Patrons Corboy & Demetrio, Benefactor Astellas Pharma US, and Many Others!
Jun 11, 2009
TASC News
IL Drug Treatment and Prevention in Jeopardy; July 1 Deadline Looms for Governor Quinn and Legislative Leaders Cullerton, Radogno, Madigan, and Cross
Jun 10, 2009
TASC News
New Directions for Drug Policy in IL; One-Day Conference This Friday in Chicago
Jun 9, 2009
TASC News
Governor Pat Quinn, Top Lawmakers-Cullerton, Madigan, Cross, Radogno-Meet; State has $11.6 Billion Deficit, Drug Treatment on Chopping Block
Jun 4, 2009
TASC News
Support TASC’s Public Policy and Service Advocacy — Leadership Awards Luncheon Just One Week Away
Jun 2, 2009
TASC News
New Study Shows Mental Illness Prevalent in Jail Populations; Cook County Mental Health Court Offers Solutions
Jun 2, 2009
TASC News
Illinois Legislature Slashes Governor Pat Quinn’s Budget, Illinois Drug Treatment by 50%
Jun 1, 2009
TASC News
New Reports Reveal Chicago Tops Nation in Arrestee Drug Use; Illinois Drug Treatment Spending Paltry
May 28, 2009
TASC News
TASC President Melody Heaps Receives White House Award
May 27, 2009
TASC News
Governor Pat Quinn Threatens to Close Two Drug Treatment Prisons, 2,200 Addicted Offenders Will Return to Illinois Communities
May 26, 2009
TASC News
National Institute on Drug Abuse Publishes TASC Research: Recovery Oriented Care for Drug Abusing Offenders
Apr 30, 2009
TASC News
Racial Disparities in Prisons Decline Nationally, Yet Persist in Illinois
Apr 20, 2009
TASC News
5¢-a-Drink Alcohol Tax Proposed to Help Fill Illinois Budget Gap, Protect Drug, Alcohol Treatment Funding
Apr 16, 2009
TASC News
Drug Treatment Helps Achieve Dramatic Illinois Parolee Recidivism Drop
May 21, 2008
TASC News
Plan to Study State Drug Laws Impact on Minority Imprisonment Rates Approved, 54-0, by Illinois Senate
Apr 21, 2008
TASC News
President Bush Signs Second Chance Act, Providing Funding for Drug Treatment; Rep. Davis Attends
Apr 14, 2008
TASC News
TASC Advocates, Lawmakers Seek Reduction of Minorities in Illinois Prisons, Offer Solutions
Apr 8, 2008
TASC News
Rep. Davis, Heaps Hail Second Chance Act Approval, Angered at Spike in U.S. Prison Population
Mar 18, 2008
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