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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.
CHICAGO – Chicago officials have failed to deploy police equitably across the City’s many diverse neighborhoods, resulting in disproportionate numbers of delayed police responses to those neighborhoods with higher minority populations, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois a
Illinois State officials, following action by a state legislative committee, have stated in recent court filings that transgender individuals bor
The Diocese of Peoria has announced that it is abandoning litigation and transferring all of its foster care and adoption operations, including children, case workers, supervisors and clinical services, to a new, separate en
CHICAGO – Two major legislative victories from the past year will be highlighted and celebrated during the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois’ annual Bill of Rights Celebration, scheduled for Saturday, September 24, 2011 at the Westin
CHICAGO – The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today asked a federal appellate court to block future prosecutions of the ACLU and its staff members for recording police officers performing their public duties in a public space as a violation of the First Amendment.