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Statement on the Appointment of Beverly Walker as Director of DCFS

We welcome the quick action to appoint Ms. Walker as the Director of DCFS. The new director will have a lot on her hands in trying to resolve problems at the troubled agency.

June 26, 2017

Court dismisses appeal in case finding downstate Bed & Breakfast discriminated against gay couple in civil union ceremony

CHICAGO – An appeals court has dismissed claims by a downstate Bed & Breakfast owner that the owner’s discrimination against a gay couple seeking to use the facility for their civil union ceremony was justified by religious beliefs.

June 8, 2017

ACLU of Illinois joins other police reform advocates in rejecting half measures to fix the Chicago police

CHICAGO – Joining the rising chorus of voices concerned with making real, lasting change in the way that the City of Chicago is policed, including from community and civil rights organizations, as well as former officials of the United States Department of Justice, the ACLU of Illinois today call

June 8, 2017

Illinois Senate passes House Bill 1785

House Bill 1785, a measure to modernize Illinois law allowing people to change the gender marker on their birth certificate, passed the Senate late last night.

June 1, 2017

Federal Court certifies lawsuit charging unconstitutional prison healthcare

Ruling offers opportunity to fix broken system through uniform change

May 20, 2017

ACLU statement on passage of House Bill 40 by Illinois Senate

This afternoon, a measure removing dangerous “trigger” language from the Illinois abortion law and eliminating discriminatory provisions from Illinois law that deny insurance coverage of abortion for women who depend on Medicaid and State Employee Health Insurance cleared the Illinois Senate by a

May 10, 2017