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July 2007 Archives Police Data Demonstrates Need for End of Consent Searches in Illinois July 18, 2007 A recent analysis of data collected by law enforcement agencies across the State of Illinois as part of an effort to combat racial profiling demonstrates that police officers continue to request permission to search the automobiles of drivers of color far more often than white drivers. The report, prepared by the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety consistent with the Illinois Traffic Stop Statistics Act, concludes that three years after the General Assembly first mandated that law enforcement agencies collect and report data on the race of drivers stopped and searched by police, "consent searches remain problematic." read more » Chicago Lesbian, Good News Partners Resolve Dispute over Denial of Access to Homeless Shelter July 11, 2007 A Chicago lesbian who was denied access to a City-funded homeless shelter today agreed to resolve the dispute with Good News Partners (GNP) after the organization agreed to take a number of steps to insure that its facilities are free from all discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Michelle Wang of Chicago filed charges of discrimination in April 2007 with the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations and the Illinois Department of Human Rights after she was denied shelter at the New Life Shelter, owned and operated by GNP, on November 1, 2006. read more » |
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