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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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Feb 8, 2021

DuPage County Sheriff Sued for Access to Life-Saving Medication to Treat Opioid Use Disorder

A woman diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD) is at risk of painful and life-threatening consequences if she is denied medically necessary, physician-prescribed methadone during an upcoming incarceration...

Feb 7, 2021

ACLU of Illinois Responds to Chicago Police Department’s Report on Consent Decree Progress

Earlier this evening, the Chicago Police Department filed a report with the federal court overseeing a consent decree aimed at improving systemic problems in CPD, problems that were detailed in a January...

Feb 5, 2021

Court Denies State’s Request to Dismiss Case Challenging Broken Health Care System for Transgender Prisoners

A federal court in Southern Illinois today denied the Illinois Department of Corrections’ request to dismiss a class-action lawsuit, ...

Feb 1, 2021

Two Detainees Challenge Practices to Stem the Spread of COVID-19 at Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC)

Two men currently detained at the Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) are asking a federal court...

Jan 25, 2021

ACLU of Illinois Celebrates President Biden Lifting the Military Ban on Transgender Service Members

Today, we celebrate President Biden’s executive order lifting the ban on transgender service members in the military. The President’s action reverses the cruel and arbitrary ban imposed by the previous...

Jan 22, 2021

PNA is Not Okay

Today we mark 48 years since the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade, which affirmed an individual’s right to determine their own future...