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Trafficking Experts Call Out False and Dangerous Claims about the Parental Notice of Abortion Act

In response to wild, totally unfounded claims made anti-abortion defenders of Illinois’ dangerous parental notice of abortion law,

October 20, 2021

ACLU Responds to CPD Officer’s Threats to Ignore City Vaccine Mandate

The ACLU of Illinois today issued the following statement in response to threats from the CPD and their union to ignore the City vaccine mandate:

October 15, 2021

ACLU Responds to CPD’s Continued Failures Documented in Independent Monitor’s Report on Compliance with the Consent Decree

Today’s report from the Independent Monitor provides the City and the Chicago Police Department (CPD) with another failing grade on compliance with terms of the federal consent decree– two and a half years after the City promised to make these systemic chang

October 8, 2021

ACLU Responds to CPD Efforts to Force Filing of Charges Without Adequate Investigation, Calls for End to Finger-Pointing

After a weekend shooting in the Austin neighborhood, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and CPD Superintendent David Brown have publicly critiqued a decision by the State’s Attorney Office to decline the filing of charges, even as police acknowledge the lack of a real inv

October 5, 2021

ACLU of Illinois Responds to Mayor Lightfoot’s Proposal to Use Civil Asset Forfeiture against “Gang Members”

This morning, Mayor Lori Lightfoot introduced an ordinance in the Chicago City Council aimed at using the failed policy of civil asset forfeiture to address gun violence in the City.

September 14, 2021

ACLU Hails New Legislation Designed to End Shackling of Youth in DCFS Custody While Being Transported

Earlier today, Governor JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 2323 concerning the restraint and shackling of youth in DCFS care while being transported.

August 27, 2021