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A coalition of community groups, led by PASO-West Suburban Action Project, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, the National Immigrant Justice Center, the ACLU of Illinois, and Access Living joined together today in launching an effort to ensure uniform enforcement of the Illi
Millennium Park, a major community gathering spot in the center of the City of Chicago, must be open to protesters without unreasonable restrictions,
Today, the Illinois House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 1786, the License to Work Act. SB 1786 will now move to the Governor’s desk for his signature.
The below statement can be attributed to Karen Sheley, Director, Police Practices Project, ACLU of Illinois.
City of Chicago officials committed to a series of specific steps designed to address the practice of pedestrian stops and pat downs (colloquially known as stop and frisk) after the latest critical report on the proc