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ACLU of Illinois Calls for Action as Traffic Stop Data in Illinois Shows Consistent and Unexplained Disparities by Race

The 2024 data released by Illinois Department of Transportation shows twenty years of consistent and unexplained disparities by race in traffic stops each and every year.

July 24, 2025

ACLU of Illinois Responds to Cessation of Gender Affirming Care for Patients Under 19 Years of Age at UChicago Medicine

On Friday, UChicago Medicine abruptly announced that they would cease providing gender affirming care to patients under the age of 19 years old, even though that care is lawful in the State of Illinois.

July 19, 2025

ACLU of Illinois Responds to Supreme Court Decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti

In Illinois, gender-affirming care for youth and adults is available, legal, and protected.

June 18, 2025

Jefferson County Residents Sue to Remove Massive Ten Commandments Monument From Courthouse Lawn

A group of multifaith and non-religious Jefferson County taxpayers and residents filed suit in state court today, seeking to remove a nearly seven-foot-tall Ten Commandments monument from the lawn of the Jefferson County Courthouse.

June 10, 2025

ACLU of Illinois Applauds Passage of HB1628

House Bill 1628 is a significant step forward in our efforts to understand how civil asset forfeiture is being used in our state and to guard against any abuse of the system.

May 23, 2025

Transgender Federal Worker Challenges Trump’s Federal Bathroom Ban

An Illinois National Guard employee has filed a class action complaint to the Army National Guard Bureau Equal Opportunity Office (NGB-EO) challenging a Trump administration policy prohibiting transgender federal employees from using restrooms and other accommodations aligned with their gender.

May 6, 2025