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School Code Amended to Prevent Bullying
June 28, 2010 3:57 pm | Posted by Maura Ross
SB 3266 – Public Act 96-0952 Sponsored by Senator Lightford, SB 3266 defines bullying, requires school districts and non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary schools to create and maintain policies on... Continue reading
ACLU of Illinois gets a “shout out” on free speech from Governor Quinn
June 14, 2010 7:48 pm | By Allie Carter, Senior Field Manager
Over the past few years, the ACLU of Illinois has received several complaints from persons across Illinois about local laws that limited the time that they are able to post... Continue reading
A Step Forward for People with Mental Illness
June 2, 2010 8:52 pm | By Ed Yohnka, Director of Communications & Public Policy
Last week was a good week for people with mental illness in Illinois. On Thursday, a federal judge granted preliminary approval for an historic agreement between the State of Illinois... Continue reading
Associate Legal Director Ben Wolf honored by The Youth Campus
May 20, 2010 9:06 pm | Posted by Allie Carter
ACLU of Illinois Associate Legal Director Ben Wolf was recently honored by The Youth Campus for his work on behalf of children in Illinois’ child welfare system. As part of... Continue reading
Video Surveillance in Chicago
April 29, 2010 7:47 pm | Posted by Maura Ross
ACLU of Illinois’ Senior Staff Counsel Adam Schwartz discussed the growing reach and scope of surveillance cameras in the City of Chicago and beyond. Watch the video at the WTTW... Continue reading
Anti-bullying Bill Passes the House 108-0!
April 23, 2010 7:47 pm | By Allie Carter, Senior Field Manager
At the ACLU of Illinois, we work hard to protect the rights of individuals to be free from discrimination: that includes the rights of all students to be free from... Continue reading
Google launches government transparency tool
April 21, 2010 7:46 pm | By Ellyn Fortino, Communications Intern
The American Civil Liberties Union welcomes Google’s new tool that will track and display the number of government requests the company receives world wide, country by country, according to an... Continue reading
Take action: Stop extremist takeover of textbooks
April 21, 2010 7:46 pm | By Ellyn Fortino, Communications Intern
The Texas State Board of Education released ideologically-tainted amendments to the state’s school curriculum that would essentially rewrite history last week. Texas is the largest distributor of text books, and... Continue reading
Constance will lead New York pride parade
April 19, 2010 7:46 pm | By Ellyn Fortino, Communications Intern
Constance McMillen was not accepted at her high school prom, but she will be a grand marshal of the popular gay pride parade in New York, according to the New... Continue reading
Arkansas adoption victory!
April 19, 2010 7:45 pm | By Ellyn Fortino, Communications Intern
The American Civil Liberties Union won an important victory last week after an Arkansas court struck down a law that bans any unmarried person who lives with a partner from... Continue reading