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ACLU Praises Approval of Senate Bill 2090 – Expanding Voting in Jails – in House Executive Committee

Earlier today, the Illinois House Executive Committee approved Senate Bill 2090.

May 23, 2019

ACLU Praises Approval of House Bill 1613 – Traffic & Pedestrian Stop Data Collection – in Full Illinois Senate

By a vote of 32-18, the Illinois Senate today approved House Bill 1613, making permanent the practice in Illinois of collecting data about traffic and pedestrian stops.

May 21, 2019

ACLU of Illinois Responds to Gov. Pritzker’s Planned Overhaul of DCFS

The below statement can be attributed to Heidi Dalenberg, General Counsel, ACLU of Illinois:

May 15, 2019

ACLU of Illinois Rejects CPD’s Proposed Fix to Gang Database as Insufficient, Seeks Community Input in Process

ACLU calls for CPD moratorium on using, adding, and sharing any gang designations

May 10, 2019

ACLU Applauds Approval of House Bill 1613 – Traffic & Pedestrian Stop Data Collection – by IL Senate Criminal Law Committee

Last night, the Illinois Senate Criminal Law Committee approved House Bill 1613, a measure that would make permanent the current practice of collecting data about every traffic stop conducted by police in the State of Illinois.

May 8, 2019

ACLU Welcomes Introduction of Legislation to Regulate Marijuana in Illinois

The following can be attributed to Khadine Bennett, Advocacy and Intergovernmental Affairs Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois:

May 4, 2019