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Mar 21, 2011
Statement on Reinstatement of the Death Penalty in Illinois
ACLU and other activists block discriminatory adoption bill
LGBTQ and HIV Advocacy
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...
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 18, 2011
HB 3156 would impose "unconstitutional burdens on the fundamental right to terminate pregnancy"