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Chicago Tribune: Open up, in the name of the law
The Chicago Tribune editorialized this morning in favor of a just-passed ordinance requiring Chicago’s police board to publish their decisions, including findings and explanations of their decisions (or dissents) online.... Continue reading
Illinois DNA Law More Than Sufficient
According to a recent guest column in the Rockford Register Star, the ACLU’s Ed Yohnka writes that “CSI” is not real life. The ease of solving crime in a television... Continue reading
ACLU and Quaker Group Win Settlement Against Chicago Officials
In a Chicago Sun-Times article Wednesday, Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel was urged to rein in police spying after the city agreed to pay and publicly absolve an international peace and justice... Continue reading
ACLU Applauds Illinois Lawmakers Call for Transparency in use of Surveillance Cameras
SPRINGFIELD – As the Surveillance Camera Data Collection Act (House Bill 1948) cleared the Illinois House floor on Friday, April 15, the ACLU of Illinois joins lawmakers in calling for transparency in the use of government surveillance cameras across Illinois. The measure passed the Illinois House by a vote of 110 to 0. Continue reading.
How Many Surveillance Cameras Is Too Many?
Director of Communications and Public Policy for the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois Ed Yohnka recently joined WJBC’s Jim Fitzpatrick to discuss legislation moving through the Illinois House requiring... Continue reading
How the ACLU helped Reform Chicago
ACLU of Illinois attorneys were among a platoon of lawyers that fought for some of Chicago’s most significant reforms during the last five decades, according to an article on theweekbehind.com.... Continue reading
