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CHICAGO - Thousands of persons with mental illnesses in Illinois took a significant, critical step toward independence and dignity after a federal judge today gave final approval to an historic agreement worked out by the State of Illinois and a coalition of legal services organizations.
CHICAGO - Noting that the Illinois State Police (ISP) are not responding to lawful requests for documents under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today asked a state court in Chicago to compel the police agency to turn over re
CHICAGO - This morning, U.S. District Court Judge William Hart presides over a fairness hearing to consider a proposed consent decree agreed to by the State of Illinois and a coalition of legal services organizations on behalf of thousands of persons with mental illnesses in Illinois.
CHICAGO - Responding to a series of incidents in which individuals in four counties in Illinois have been charged with violating Illinois' eavesdropping law for making audio recordings of public conversations with police, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today asked a federal court
Citing the need to protect "both patient privacy and the security of medical records" the ACLU of Illinois has called on Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to ensure that at least one member of a proposed Illinois Health Information Exchange Authority be an individual with a proven record of advocating
May 2010 - Finding that a series of repeated stops and detentions at the U. S. border were "routine," a federal district court in Chicago has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Illinois on behalf of ten United States citizens.