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Court Approves Landmark Agreement Expanding Community Living Opportunities for People with Developmental Disabilities in Illinois

A groundbreaking Consent Decree in Ligas v.

June 16, 2011

ACLU complaint: DOJ should investigate racial bias in Illinois State Police consent searches

CHICAGO – Following years of inaction by state governmental officials, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today filed an administrative complaint and asked the U.S.

June 7, 2011

ACLU of Illinois asks state supreme court to protect public participation in public policy debates

CHICAGO - The American Civil Liberties Union and a group of prominent media organizations have asked the Illinois Supreme Court to uphold a 2007 state law that permits ordinary citizens to speak out on questions of public policy without fear of expensive, lengthy, retaliatory law

June 6, 2011

Wilmette School District Asked to Stop Unconstitutional Censoring of Pro-LGBT Websites in Schools

CHICAGO – A suburban Chicago school district, Avoca School District 37, has been asked to discontinue the use of Internet filtering software that improperly censors websites “that advocate fair treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons.” A

May 12, 2011

Individuals Ask Court to Declare Unconstitutional Illinois Vital Records Requirements for Genital Surgery

CHICAGO –Despite promises to the contrary, the Division of Vital Records of the Illinois Department of Public Health has failed to fix its practice of refusing to correct the gender on birth certificates of transgender individuals who have had gender confirmation surgery but not the specific form

May 11, 2011

City, ACLU and American Friends Service Committee Settle Litigation

The City of Chicago, American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois (ACLU) and American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) have agreed to settle claims stemming from an undercover Chicago Police Department (CPD) investigation of the AFSC conducted in 2002.

April 26, 2011