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CHICAGO – The Illinois Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments today in Springfield in the case of Hope Clinic v. Adams, a challenge to the never-enforced Parental Notification of Abortion Act of 1995.
A new report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois details the ways in which the state’s two “fusion centers” lack some critical safeguards to protect the privacy of Illinois residents. The report notes, fo
CHICAGO – A significant number of new child abuse or neglect investigators will be added to the Department of Children and Family Services workforce under an agreement reached between the State and the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois.
CHICAGO – Seeking answers about how automatic license plate readers are used – and how information garnered from the technology is stored and shared, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today asked a number of law enforcement agencies across the State of Illinois for more information a
CHICAGO –A proposed court-supervised agreement filed today will help ensure that transgender individuals can receive new birth certificates that reflect their correct gender from the Illinois Department of Public Health. The agreement, filed today in Cook County Circuit Court, resolves a
In recent days, various media reports revealed that Chicago Alderman Proco “Joe” Moreno was exercising his “aldermanic discretion” to block the construction of a Chick-Fil-A restaurant in his ward.