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ACLU Of Illinois Responds to Reinstatement of Permit for Aurora Pride Parade

Earlier today, the City of Aurora notified our clients Aurora Pride that their permit for a Pride Parade on Sunday, June 12 has been reinstated.

June 9, 2022

In Landmark Settlement, Federal Bureau of Prisons Agrees to Provide First-Ever Gender-Affirming Surgery

Cristina Nichole Iglesias will become the first person to receive gender-affirming surgery while in federal custody under a landmark settlement agreement approved on Tuesday by a federal court in Illinois.

June 1, 2022

Illinois Expands Access to Abortion Care, Ends Enforcement of Parental Notice Law

Abortion access in Illinois expanded today with the end of the Parental Notice of Abortion (PNA) law.

June 1, 2022

Chicago Latina files lawsuit against Chicago Police challenging false arrest and City’s failure to take abusive officers off the streets

Chicago police are accused of unlawfully arresting Julie Campos, a Southside Latina resident—who was 19 years old at the time—at her place of employment, a Family Dollar store located on East 79th Street.

May 26, 2022

ACLU of Illinois Responds to Passage of Ill-Considered Curfew Measure by Chicago City Council

Earlier today, the Chicago City Council adopted a hurried measure changing the curfew laws for young people all across the City.

May 25, 2022

ACLU Responds to Mayor’s Misguided Executive Order on Curfews in Chicago

Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued an executive order changing Chicago’s curfew laws without input or a vote in City Council.

May 17, 2022