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Protecting Free Speech During the NATO Summit
After months of preparation, the ACLU of Illinois is working through the weekend deploying observers and volunteers to monitor NATO Summit protest activity. The NATO Summit will take place on Sunday, May...
After months of preparation, the ACLU of Illinois is working through the weekend deploying observers and volunteers to monitor NATO Summit protest activity. The NATO Summit will take place on Sunday, May...


WTTW Channel 11: Daley Plaza Protest Rally
WTTW covered Friday's nurse's rally at the Daley Plaza, and spoke to ACLU legal director Harvey Grossman,...
WTTW covered Friday's nurse's rally at the Daley Plaza, and spoke to ACLU legal director Harvey Grossman,...
Free Speech in McCormick Place - UPDATED
The Secret Service has created a security perimeter around McCormick Place, limiting people’s ability to engage in free speech in close proximity to the NATO delegates.
However, people will...
The Secret Service has created a security perimeter around McCormick Place, limiting people’s ability to engage in free speech in close proximity to the NATO delegates.
However, people will...
Bureau County Republican: Board - 'Thou shalt not'
The Board of Bureau County, Illinois has decided against placing a Ten Commandments monument on the lawn of its court house in Princeton, the...
The Board of Bureau County, Illinois has decided against placing a Ten Commandments monument on the lawn of its court house in Princeton, the...
WTTW: NATO Security Perimeter Leaked
ACLU of Illinois' legal director Harvey Grossman joined a panel of experts on WTTW's Chicago Tonight to...
ACLU of Illinois' legal director Harvey Grossman joined a panel of experts on WTTW's Chicago Tonight to...