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CHICAGO — The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois is seeking more information on how Trump administration officials are interpreting and executing the president’s unconstitutional immigration ban.
CHICAGO – A proposal to update and modernize a more than half-century old law allowing people to change the gender marker on their Illinois birth certificate was filed today in the Illinois House.
SPRINGFIELD – Earlier this week, Representative Sara Feigenholtz introduced House Bill 40, which reaffirms the State of Illinois’ commitment to ensuring access to comprehensive reproductive health care including abortio
CHICAGO – After a yearlong investigation into the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has released its report confirming what we have known for decades
URBANA – A 22-year-old Urbana resident, unlawfully arrested and jailed for burning an American flag last July 4th, filed a federal lawsuit yesterday seeking to have Illinois’ outdated flag desecration law declared unconstitutional.
