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CPS admission policy may shut out African-American and Latino students from the city’s highest-performing schools
December 8, 2009 6:35 pm | By Ellyn Fortino, Communications Intern
A debate is accelerating among some members of Chicago City Council and leaders of the Chicago Public Schools concerning a new plan to assure diversity in the city’s magnet and... Continue reading
Gay marriage one step closer in D.C.
December 8, 2009 6:21 pm | By Ellyn Fortino, Communications Intern
On Dec. 1 the D.C. Council voted 11-2 to pass same-sex marriage legislation, the first of three steps that could allow gay couples to marry in the nation’s capital. A... Continue reading
Stupak Amendment damaging to women’s reproductive freedom and health care
December 7, 2009 6:38 pm | By Ellyn Fortino, Communications Intern
The Stupak-Pitts Amendment that was tacked onto the health care reform bill and passed in the House of Representatives has made its way into the senate and needs to be... Continue reading
ACLU of Illinois Signs on to National Resolution Calling for Ending School Pushout
December 3, 2009 6:40 pm | By Lori Turner , Legal Fellow
As part of our effort to address the so-called school-to-prison pipeline, we are active participants in the Dignity in Schools Campaign (DSC), a coalition of advocates, organizers, youths, parents and... Continue reading
Cameras Everywhere
November 18, 2009 7:07 pm | Posted by Allie Carter
The WSJ has a good article up about surveillance cameras up on the streets of Chicago: A giant web of video-surveillance cameras has spread across Chicago, aiding police in the... Continue reading
Two chances to meet ACLU Client Diane Schroer
November 13, 2009 6:43 pm | By Allison Carter, Senior Field Manager
The ACLU of Illinois and the Center on Halsted are proud to present a conversation with transgender advocate Diane Schroer. Colonel Schroer, a highly-decorated, 25-year Army veteran, was hired as... Continue reading
The Establishment of Religion
November 12, 2009 6:49 pm | Posted by Maura Ross
ACLU of Illinois Senior Staff Counsel Adam Schwartz on Chicago Tonight:
Breaking News: ACLU wins temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of the Parental Notice of Abortion Act
November 4, 2009 10:56 pm | By Colleen Connell, Executive Director
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Human Rights Legislation to Protect Students
November 3, 2009 4:30 pm | Posted by Maura Ross
HB 2547 – Public Act 96-0814 Sponsored by Senator Steans and Representative Fritchey, House Bill 2547 provides an Illinois Human Rights Act remedy for victims of hostile or discriminatory classroom... Continue reading
The Problem With Parental Notice
October 13, 2009 3:38 pm | By Lorie Chaiten, Director of the Reproductive Rights Project
Last week, the ACLU of Illinois asked a state court to block enforcement of Illinois’ Parental Notice of Abortion Act. We presented extensive and compelling evidence that the newly-effective law... Continue reading
