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Apr 22, 2015
Victory for Patients' Rights
Women's and Reproductive Rights
Just a few moments ago, the Illinois Senate (on a vote of 34-19) adopted Senate Bill 1564, an amendment...
Just a few moments ago, the Illinois Senate (on a vote of 34-19) adopted Senate Bill 1564, an amendment...
Apr 21, 2015
Photography and Social Reform In Twentieth and Twenty-first Century America: Documenting the Plight of Children
By Catherine Louis, Photo Historian & ACLU Volunteer
Children embody a moral concern. They’re burdened with society’s hope and conversely, its failure. Photos taken of American children in...
By Catherine Louis, Photo Historian & ACLU Volunteer
Children embody a moral concern. They’re burdened with society’s hope and conversely, its failure. Photos taken of American children in...
Apr 21, 2015
Chicago Tribune: Alvarez proposes steering minor drug offenders to treatment
Criminal Justice Reform
The Cook County State's Attorney's office announced that they will no longer prosecute low-level drug offenses, and will instead redirect those offenders to drug treatment, the...
The Cook County State's Attorney's office announced that they will no longer prosecute low-level drug offenses, and will instead redirect those offenders to drug treatment, the...