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No Kings Rally

Mar 28, 2026 | 1:30 PM
Event | In-person & Virtual
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The ACLU Lunch: Fighting For A More Perfect Union

Apr 21, 2026 | 12:00 PM
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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.
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Deb's Law (SB 1950 HA 2): End of Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act

Press Releases

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

Downstate Woman Sues Over Forced Labor Induction in Illinois Prison

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