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As the leading civil rights and civil liberties organization in the Land of Lincoln, the ACLU of Illinois works constantly to keep the public informed about the state of their civil liberties. The work we do in the legislature, in the courts, and in our communities is important, but there is no better defender of civil rights than an informed and engaged public citizenry. Knowledge is power.

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Mar 21, 2011

ACLU and other activists block discriminatory adoption bill

The ACLU of Illinois alongside Illinois Sen. Heather Steans (D-Chicago) and other activists came together to stop a bill in the Illinois Senate last week that would have permitted adoption agencies with...

Mar 8, 2011

Speaker Of The House Says He’ll Decide This Week Whether To Defend Discriminatory Defense Of Marriage Act

The Speaker of the House, John Boehner (R-OH), issued a statement last week stating that he would announce this week whether the House of Representatives will defend the discriminatory Defense of Marriage...

Mar 8, 2011

SunTimes Editorial: Courts make right calls on free speech

The Chicago SunTimes had a great editorial last week about the...

Mar 7, 2011

Oppose Discrimination - NO on SB 1993

Updated to add: March 21, 2011 - Please see the story in the Windy City Times today for the...

Mar 3, 2011

Don't Filter Us!

From ACLU national's Blog of Rights:

Some schools have improperly configured their web-filtering software to illegally censor LGBT-...

From ACLU national's Blog of Rights:

Some schools have improperly configured their web-filtering software to illegally censor LGBT-...

Mar 2, 2011

Court upholds student free speech rights

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that students at Nequa Valley High School will be allowed to wear...