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Chicago Police now suggest they will surveil any group larger than 100 with drones under legislation moving in Springfield

A measure that allows police to deploy drones with powerful surveillance technology has moved to the Illinois House.

May 21, 2018

Statement on Proposal from Gov. Rauner to Reinstate the Death Penalty in Illinois

Earlier today, Governor Bruce Rauner used an amendatory veto to try to reinstate the death penalty in Illinois, seven years after it was repealed by the legislature.

Khadine Bennett, Advocacy and Intergovernmental Affairs Director at the ACLU of Illinois, responded as follows:

May 14, 2018

Statement on Approval of SB 3503 by House State Government Administration Committee

Earlier today, members of the Illinois House State Government Administration Committee unanimously voted Senate Bill 3503 out of committee. The bill requires county courthouses across the State of Illinois to have clean, separate space available for parents to pump breast milk. The bill, which

May 9, 2018

Statement on Approval of HB 4469 by the Illinois Senate Executive Committee

Earlier this afternoon, the Senate Executive Committee approved House Bill 4469 on a partisan vote of 10-4. The bill expands the opportunity to vote for person being detained pre-trial and those leaving prisons in Illinois.

May 9, 2018

New Legislation Threatens to Roll Back Drone Surveillance Rules for Protestors

In a time when thousands of people are demonstrating to resist Trump Administration policies, the City of Chicago is championing legislation in Springfield allowing police to use drones to monitor these protests.

May 1, 2018

ACLU responds to Illinois House expanding ability to vote

Earlier this afternoon, the Illinois House of Representatives by a vote of 64-37 (1 Present) approved and sent to the Illinois Senate House Bill 4469, a measure that expands the opportunity to vote for person being detained pre-trial and those leaving prisons in Illinois.

April 24, 2018