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CHICAGO –A proposed court-supervised agreement filed today will help ensure that transgender individuals can receive new birth certificates that reflect their correct gender from the Illinois Department of Public Health. The agreement, filed today in Cook County Circuit Court, resolves a
In recent days, various media reports revealed that Chicago Alderman Proco “Joe” Moreno was exercising his “aldermanic discretion” to block the construction of a Chick-Fil-A restaurant in his ward.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the introduction of an ordinance in Chicago City Council that bars Chicago police officers from making arrests and detentions based purely on immigration status.
CHICAGO - A controversial use of Illinois' eavesdropping law – prosecuting civilians for audio recording police officers conducting their public duties in a public place – cannot be enforced against the ACLU and its employees for the foreseeable future. This order, issued by U.S.
Re: Motion to intervene in the Lazaro, et. al. v. Orr, case challenging Illinois’ ban on the freedom to marry for same sex couples in Illinois.
In recent days, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel endorsed a proposal in City Council, introduced by Alderman Danny Solis, to change the way that Chicago Police deal with arrests for those persons who possess less than ten (10) grams of marijuana.