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No Kings Rally

Mar 28, 2026 | 1:30 PM
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The ACLU Lunch: Fighting For A More Perfect Union

Apr 21, 2026 | 12:00 PM
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Learn more and take action on our current legislative initiatives!
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Fighting Back Against Federal Abuses of Power

We continue to challenge Trump’s abuse of power nationwide in the courts, in legislatures, and on the ground in Illinois and across the country.

Press Releases

Mar 11, 2026

Civil Rights Groups File FOIA Request Seeking Records on Politically and Racially Motivated Child Care Funding Restrictions

Request demands transparency into the nationwide new “Defend the Spend” policy affecting billions in child care funding

Mar 03, 2026

Downstate Woman Sues Over Forced Labor Induction in Illinois Prison

Jan 23, 2026

ACLU of Illinois Responds to Trump Administration Threat to Withhold Health Care Funding in Effort to Please Antiabortion Advocates

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Institutionalized Persons LGBTQ and HIV Advocacy Women's and Reproductive Rights Voting Rights Privacy and Technology Immigration Criminal Legal Systems and Policing View All Issues

Fighting Back Against Federal Abuses of Power

We continue to challenge Trump’s abuse of power nationwide in the courts, in legislatures, and on the ground in Illinois and across the country.

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Moreno Gonzalez v. Noem

We filed suit to ensure that immigrants detained at ICE’s Broadview facility have access to constitutionally adequate conditions, and access to legal counsel so they can exercise their rights.