Our work with the Illinois legislature is a critical way that we advance civil liberties in our state, and we spend a significant amount of time engaging in the legislative process each year.
We aim to support bills that strengthen our rights guaranteed under the Constitution and defeat bills that threaten them. See below for information about our legislative efforts.
The civil asset forfeiture process allows law enforcement to take property and belongings from someone, even if they are not arrested or convicted of a crime. Hoping to make...
Programs and apps that track and collect personal health information are used by millions of Americans seeking to monitor this data for a variety of reasons – from tracking one’s heart...
Illinois is currently just one of 7 states that does not guarantee counsel to any youth in the care of the Department of Children and Family Services. That means that...
HB 1596 amends various child welfare and juvenile court statutes to reflect more inclusive language in laws relating to children and families. The number of individuals...
