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Help Make Illinois Fair for ALL Families This Weekend
August 29, 2008

Will you stand for fairness with the ACLU ? This weekend volunteers with the ACLU of Illinois will be in your neighborhood knocking on doors to make sure all Illinois families receive fair treatment. Currently, longstanding, committed gay and lesbian couples may be denied the ability to make emergency medical decisions for each other, or even to bury their loved one with dignity. Help us pass HB 1826, the Illinois civil union bill, which will ensure fair treatment for all Illinois families.

Join us this Saturday and Sunday, August 30th and 31st at the College of Lake County in Greyslake, to turn out support for the civil union bill and convince local state representatives to stand for fairness in Illinois. To register, click on the civil union button to the right, or visit action.aclu.org/ILCU. read more »



ACLU of Illinois Brief
August 29, 2008

The Fall 2008 edition of the ACLU of Illinois' quarterly newsletter, the Illinois Brief, is available online today. It features an analysis of the recent study on racial profiling in consent searches by the Illinois State Police, an update on FISA by one of the lead attorneys in the suits against the telecommunications companies (our own Harvey Grossman), an article about the upcoming Bill of Rights Celebration on September 20th and a note from Executive Director outlining an agenda for rebuilding civil liberties in the aftermath of the Bush administration. Don't miss the activist page, outlining 4 things you can do right now to help raise freedom's voice in Illinois.






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