With the Bill of Rights as its starting point, the ACLU is a principled organization that guides us in rationalizing our relationships with each other and with the state. 
Hands Off Women’s Health!
February 15, 2012 11:50 am | Posted by Maude Carroll
In recent weeks and months we have seen several painful examples of the way in which politics is used to threaten and damage women’s health care – the Komen/Planned Parenthood... Continue reading
ACLU: Standing up for fairness to immigrants in Cook County
February 9, 2012 10:08 am | By Ed Yohnka, Director of Communications and Public Policy
On Thursday, February 9th, the ACLU of Illinois will join with other concerned groups and individuals from across Cook County to oppose bills that would gut a County ordinance that... Continue reading
Protecting Personal Information
February 6, 2012 1:39 pm | Posted by Maude Carroll
Americans increasingly are using online social networks in order to communicate with family and friends, share photos and news and express their own political views. Increasingly, private interests (and government... Continue reading
Historian Timuel Black’s gift to Chicago
January 23, 2012 10:42 am | Posted by Maude Carroll
Timuel Black is known to wear many hats: historian, civil rights activist, author, scholar, and jazz-enthusiast. He can now add archivist to the list, after having donated more than 250... Continue reading
Unshackling Pregnant Prisoners
December 6, 2011 11:48 am | Posted by Maude Carroll
Melissa was pregnant at the time of her arrest in 2006; she gave birth in shackles. Melissa was in shackles two days prior to giving birth to her son. As... Continue reading
Equip for Equality: “A Place to Call Home”
November 30, 2011 3:51 pm | Posted by Maude Carroll
Equip for Equality, a disability rights group based in Chicago, and partner in the case of Ligas v. Hamos, produced an inspiring and heartwarming short video about the named plaintiffs... Continue reading
Victory for Children
November 15, 2011 1:28 pm | By Colleen Connell, ACLU of Illinois Executive Director
Wonderful news! Foster children in Illinois will continue to be placed in safe, loving homes based on their individual best interests – not the religious tenets of the foster care... Continue reading
VETO SESSION – Week 2
November 3, 2011 11:48 am | Posted by kbennett
January 19th Update: Governor Quinn signed HB 1958 into law! November 29th Update: Senate Passes HB 1958 by a vote of 44 – 10. Click here to find out how... Continue reading
Wilco Hearts the ACLU of Illinois!
November 1, 2011 4:51 pm | Posted by Maude Carroll
What do you and Jeff Tweedy have in common? I bet you’d never guess that you both care about civil liberties issues and support the efforts of the American Civil... Continue reading
Spoiler alert: They are lying
October 31, 2011 10:30 am | By Allie Carter, Advocacy and Outreach Director
During the first week of the veto session in Springfield, anti-abortion groups were racing around the Capitol coming up with new and more outrageous lies about House Bill 3027, a... Continue reading
