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.
Chicago Reporter blogger Curtis Black reviews Chicago Police Department surveillance activity over the last several years...
Chicago Reporter blogger Curtis Black reviews Chicago Police Department surveillance activity over the last several years...
The ACLU of Illinois is saddened to learn of the death of Ron Dorfman, a journalist, advocate for civil rights and friend the ACLU of Illinois. We take this moment to extend our heartfelt condolences to...
The ACLU of Illinois is saddened to learn of the death of Ron Dorfman, a journalist, advocate for civil rights and friend the ACLU of Illinois. We take this moment to extend our heartfelt condolences to...
The Justice Department, following the lead of the IRS and the Treasury Department, will now treat all married couples...
The Justice Department, following the lead of the IRS and the Treasury Department, will now treat all married couples...
LGBT Illinois citizens have long struggled against a legal system that treats families of same-sex couples as legal strangers. The well documented economic and legal toll of that discrimination galvanized...
LGBT Illinois citizens have long struggled against a legal system that treats families of same-sex couples as legal strangers. The well documented economic and legal toll of that discrimination galvanized...
The ACLU has long maintained that any and all mandated, uniform prison sentences derail the fair...
He was 23, in a San Francisco prison for defying a federal order, and had gone so far as to change his name and undergo minor plastic...
He was 23, in a San Francisco prison for defying a federal order, and had gone so far as to change his name and undergo minor plastic...
