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November 2005 Archives Legislative Panel Urged to Make Permanent, Expand Steps to Confront Racial Profiling in Illinois November 18, 2005 An analysis of data collected in the initial year of a state law designed to measure and control discriminatory law enforcement in Illinois points to the need to make the law permanent, a coalition of civil rights and civil liberties groups told the Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee meeting in Chicago today. read more » Community Activist, Lawyer Jill Metz Elected President of the ACLU of Illinois Board of Directors November 18, 2005 A lawyer, with an established practice in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood and a distinguished record of activism on behalf of lesbians and gay men in Illinois, today was elected President of the Board of Directors for the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois. read more » Children Ask for Appointment of Federal Court Manager to Oversee Reforms at Failing Cook County Juvenile Detention Facility November 08, 2005 Citing a pervasive and continuing climate of violence and chaos - including instances of staff members administering chokeholds, smashing teeth and causing other serious injuries during the beating of youngsters -- lawyers for the class of children detained at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) asked a federal district court judge in Chicago to appoint a qualified juvenile justice professional to design and oversee implementation of long-overdue improvements at the facility. read more » |
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