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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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Jun 29, 2020

ACLU of Illinois Reacts to U.S. Supreme Court Striking Down Unconstitutional Abortion Ban in Louisiana

This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, finding that it imposed an unconstitutional restriction on...

Jun 26, 2020

ACLU of Illinois Applauds Gov. Pritzker’s Nondiscrimination Guidance in Response to Trump Administration’s ACA Rule Change

Today, the Pritzker administration announced it had released legal guidance that affirms...

Jun 25, 2020

ACLU of Illinois and LULAC Respond to Court Order Stopping McHenry County from Sharing Private Medical Information

Earlier today, a unanimous panel of the Illinois Appellate Court for the Second District lifted an order mandating the McHenry County Public Health Department to share information about residents of the...

Jun 18, 2020

Groups Encourage Court to Block Sharing of Private Medical Information with Law Enforcement in McHenry County

The League of United Latin American Citizens of Illinois (LULAC), the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) and the Health and Medicine Policy Research Group (HMPRG) today ...

Jun 16, 2020

Clearview AI and threat to Personal Privacy

Clearview AI directly threatens the personal privacy of nearly every resident in the State of Illinois – and that is why the ACLU of Illinois joined a lawsuit to...

Jun 16, 2020

ACLU of Illinois Applauds Gov. Pritzker’s Signing of Senate Bill 1863 – Voting Expansion and Protections – Into Law

The following can be attributed to Khadine Bennett, Advocacy and Intergovernmental Affairs Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois:

“No Illinois...