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ACLU Responds to Draft Consent Decree to Reform the Chicago Police Department

Today, the Illinois Attorney General and the City of Chicago released the long-awaited draft of the consent decree to reform the Chicago Police Department.

July 27, 2018

ACLU Speaks Out on CPD Consent Decree & Resistance to Reporting of a Weapon at a Civilian

On Friday, lawyers for the Illinois Attorney General and the City of Chicago appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Robert Dow to report on progress toward a draft consent decree that will guide reform of the Chicago Police Department.

July 22, 2018

ACLU Responds to Police Shooting in Chicago's South Shore Neighborhood

Statement of Karen Sheley
Director of Police Practices Project

Chicago is reeling once again from another life ended too soon following a police shooting. The ACLU joins all those in grieving the death of the man shot by police in South Shore.

July 15, 2018

Civil Rights Organizations Demand Answers About Programs That Unfairly and Unjustly Target Muslim Communities

Washington, DC – Seeking critical information on highly controversial programs, Muslim Advocates and the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today filed several Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to compel eight government agencies to release information on so-call

July 12, 2018

Elected Officials, Privacy Groups Ask State Supreme Court to Protect Strong Biometrics Privacy Law

CHICAGO – A case that began when a minor child purchased a season pass to Six Flags Great America is threatening to undermine Illinois’ imperative biometric data privacy law, according a coalition of organizations in an amicus brief filed with the Illinois Supreme Court.

July 11, 2018

Chicago Fire Department Paramedic Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit after New Policies Adopted

A Chicago Fire Department (CFD) paramedic’s harrowing experience with pregnancy discrimination and her bravery in stepping forward helped lead to a settlement and new policies governing how CFD treats pregnant employees and mothers who need to express breastmilk at work.

July 10, 2018