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“It is extremely disappointing that the Chicago City Council decided to rush to vote on this ordinance today. We understand that aldermen want to be ‘tough on crime’ – but this cannot be done on the backs of domestic and sexual violence survivors, people with disabilities and crime victims.
A range of experts from Illinois and beyond – with expertise in civil rights, medical care, and the struggles for acceptance as a transgender student – are asking the state appellate court to reverse a decision to single out and limit a female student’s use of the girls’ locker room because she i
Former U.S. Magistrate Judge Arlander Keys today released the latest report on investigatory stops and protective pat downs by Chicago Police officers.
Chicago – Noting the heightened interest of high school students across the nation and Illinois to participate in public policy discussions, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today issued an open