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8 Days of Action for the Freedom to Marry

May 22, 2013 4:12 pm | Posted by Allie Carter

We have only 8 days until the end of Illinois’ legislative session. The ACLU of Illinois, as part of the Illinois Unites for Marriage coalition is launching 8 Days of... Continue reading

Use Social Media to Win the Freedom to Marry

May 22, 2013 3:44 pm | Posted by Allie Carter

We have only a few days to win the freedom to marry for gay and lesbian couples in Illinois. Take a moment to tweet at Illinois state representatives or post... Continue reading

INFOGRAPHIC: The drones are coming. Are we ready?

May 22, 2013 10:51 am | By Maude Carroll, Online Advocacy Coordinator

Keeping Juveniles in Juvenile Court

May 20, 2013 2:21 pm | By Allie Carter, Director of Advocacy & Outreach

The Illinois Senate voted on May 14, 2013 to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to 18, which means that 17-year-olds charged with misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies will be... Continue reading

Medical Marijuana Passes the Illinois Senate

May 17, 2013 3:01 pm | By Ed Yohnka, Director of Communications & Public Policy

We welcome the passage of House Bill 1 by the Illinois Senate today, creating a pilot project that provides Illinoisans with serious, debilitating illness access to amounts of medical marijuana.... Continue reading

Three New Marriage States in Two Weeks — All Eyes are on Ilinois

May 15, 2013 4:40 pm | By Selene Kaye, ACLU

Yesterday, Minnesota became the 12th state in the country to approve a law allowing same-sex couples to marry. This comes on the heels of Rhode Island and Delaware approving freedom... Continue reading

Fairness, knowledge, inclusion

May 15, 2013 10:54 am | By Colleen K. Connell, Executive Director

Cross-posted from The Chicago Tribune Voice of the People, May 15, 2013 One hardly knows where to begin with a columnist like Dennis Byrne (“Traditional values under legal attack,” Commentary,... Continue reading

Patents on Human Genes: A Patient’s Perspective

May 14, 2013 4:47 pm | Posted by Maude Carroll

Read more about the BRCA Supreme Court case, Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, here.

Mother’s Day is Over – But Pregnancy Discrimination Isn’t

May 14, 2013 4:39 pm | By Vania Leveille, Washington Legislative Office & Lenora M. Lapidus, Women's Rights

Women make up almost half the workforce today, and, if they become pregnant, most will work throughout their pregnancy. Given this reality, you probably think the stories below are works... Continue reading

2013 Bill of Rights Celebration

April 30, 2013 4:20 pm | Posted by Allie Carter

A few photos from the 2013 Bill of Rights Celebration: Many thanks to photographer Dave Waycie.