Chicago, IL

Hometowns Program

Civics Education / Hometowns Program / Chicago, IL

Fall Semester 2025

Application Closed

 

RSVP: Exhibit Opening Reception

Celebrate with us as we recognize the hard work of the Hometowns students and thank the judges, lawyers, historians, and court staff who helped to make the program a success. We will preview the student-created exhibit about the landmark Supreme Court case Escobedo v. Illinois (1964). Light refreshments will be served.

  • Date: Thursday, December 3
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
  • Location: Everett M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse
    Building Lobby
    219 S. Dearborn Street
    Chicago, IL 60604

Self-paid parking is suggested at the South Loop Garage. Public transportation is encouraged.

Please email Juliet Morris at [email protected] with additional questions.

Program Summary

During the 2025-2026 school year, the Society partnered with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the American Bar Association to bring The Supreme Court and My Hometown to the Windy City. In Hometowns Chicago, 25 students from 18 area high schools explored the federal judiciary through an intensive study of the Sixth Amendment case Escobedo v. Illinois (1964). Over the course of the program, students learned from federal judges, practicing attorneys, law school professors, and other courthouse staff.