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Chicago – A day after a committee approved amended proposed ordinances concerning parades and demonstrations in Chicago, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois
The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today called on members of the Chicago City Council to reject a series of proposed changes to ordinances that add unnecessary burdens to individuals and organizations seeking to speak out on a host of public policy matters.
UPDATE: January, 10, 2012 - the City of Springfield reversed its decision, and will now offer health care benefits to partners of employees in civil unions.
(CHICAGO, December 20, 2011) – A groundbreaking Consent Decree approved today in Federal Court will end the forced, long-standing and unnecessary segregation of people with physical disabilities and mental illness living in nursing homes. The agreement in
November 30, 2011 - This morning, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from the State of Illinois in a lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Illinois challenging the Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act.
CHICAGO –A downstate couple seeking to find a convenient public facility to host their civil union ceremony were denied by not one, but two facilities based on their sexual orientation, according to new complaints filed with the State of Illinois Human Rights Commission.