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CHICAGO -- Six women who are transgender have sued the Illinois Department of Corrections over the gross inadequacies in the medical treatment provided to prisoners with gender dysphoria.
In November 2017, Nova Maday and the ACLU of Illinois filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against the Township High School District 211 in Palatine for denying Nova the use of the girls’ locker room during physical education class and separating her from other students because she is tra
The below statement can be attributed to Karen Sheley, Director, Police Practices Project, ACLU of Illinois:
CHICAGO – In response to the Chicago City Council’s vote to approve $5.5M in TIF funds to Presence Health to build their downtown headquarters – despite concerns over the Catholic organization’s opposition to contraception and reproductive health care - the below statement can be
CHICAGO – Calling on members of the Chicago City Council to reject $5.5 million in tax-increment funding (TIF) for Presence Health at its upcoming meeting this week, the AC
Today, the Chicago City Council Finance Committee voted 13-7 to give a $5.5 million subsidy for Presence Health to build its downtown headquarters despite concerns over the Catholic organization’s opposition to abortion and birth control.