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Seeking to address systemic issues inside the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, the Illinois House of Representatives unanimously adopted a resolution calling on DCFS to implement without delay a new federal measure designed to fundamentally reimagine the provision of quality s
The following can be attributed to Khadine Bennett, Advocacy and Intergovernmental Affairs Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois:
The following can be attributed to Colleen Connell, Executive Director of the ACLU of Illinois:
Today, the House Transportation-Vehicles and Safety Committee passed Senate Bill 1786, the License to Work Act. SB 1786 will now await a full vote in the Illinois House during the veto session.
This evening, the Illinois House passed Senate Bill 2090. The bill requires county jails and election authorities to collaborate in creating a process that ensures pre-trial detainees in jail can cast their ballot during elections.
The following can be attributed to Colleen Connell, Executive Director of the ACLU of Illinois: