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Thank you, End Demand Illinois supporters, for calling members of the House Judiciary Committee yesterday. It made a big difference!
This morning, the House Judiciary Committee approved SB1872 to eliminate felony prostitution in Illinois, with a vote of 14 yes, 1 no, and 1...
Great news! Today the Illinois Senate passed our End Demand Illinois bill, SB1872, to eliminate felony prostitution in Illinois. The bill passed with a vote of 53-1 and will now move with strong...
Read an op-ed in the Chicago Sun-Times about our bill to eliminate felony prostitution.
CHICAGO—The End Demand Illinois campaign has proposed legislation,...
This spring, End Demand Illinois is launching a public awareness media campaign throughout the state to challenge commonly held misconceptions about prostitution. The Voices and Faces Project created these bold,...
In our latest legislative effort to transform Illinois’ response to the sex trade, End Demand Illinois has filed legislation and is currently lobbying to end the felony sentence for prostitution in Illinois.
...Last year, something rare happened in a Cook County courtroom. A john was held accountable for the harm he caused to a 16-year-old girl after buying sex from her and nearly killing her with his car. Adekunkle Adefeyinti, 42, was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
This case matters...
The Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE), the lead agency for the End Demand Illinois campaign, published research today about online message boards where men discuss buying sex in Illinois. Johns on these boards detail where they are buying sex from women and girls, how they...
Anne Ream is working to change the discussion about sex trafficking and prostitution in Illinois. Anne is a Chicago-based writer and the founder of The Voices and Faces Project, a national documentary initiative created to bring the...
What Is Happening? On September 23, 2012, The New York Times ran an opinion piece that mischaracterizes the national movement to end demand as a moral crusade that is solely focused on arresting...
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The End Demand Illinois campaign is shifting law enforcement's attention to sex traffickers and people who buy sex, while proposing a network of support for survivors of the sex trade.
