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Mar 29, 2012
Windy City Times: Attorney John Hammell - He fought the good fight
LGBTQ and HIV Advocacy
As part of the AIDS at 30 series, the Windy City Times published a...
As part of the AIDS at 30 series, the Windy City Times published a...
Mar 28, 2012
Huffington Post: Saving Dollars... With Good Policy
Criminal Justice Reform
The ACLU of Illinois' very own communications and public policy director, Ed Yohnka, wrote an article for the...
The ACLU of Illinois' very own communications and public policy director, Ed Yohnka, wrote an article for the...
Mar 23, 2012
Huffington Post: Battle Rages On In Controversial House Bill's Amendments
Women's and Reproductive Rights
The Huffington Post reported on the hostile amendments to the ultrasound bill (...
The Huffington Post reported on the hostile amendments to the ultrasound bill (...
Women are Not Heifers – Or Any Other Form of Livestock
Women's and Reproductive Rights
Some members of the Illinois General Assembly once again are playing politics with women’s health -- and threatening our access to contraception and abortion! For the second year in a row, anti-...
Some members of the Illinois General Assembly once again are playing politics with women’s health -- and threatening our access to contraception and abortion! For the second year in a row, anti-...
Feb 20, 2012
New York Times: Psychiatric Patients With No Place to Go but Jail