The below statement can be attributed to Karen Sheley, Police Practices Project Director, ACLU of Illinois:

"It is incredulous that the Chicago Police Department has chosen this moment – a time when people are re-thinking our fundamental notions about policing and how we police our City – to reduce transparency into the activities of officers by taking down critical arrest data. Policing in Chicago can no longer be an insular, unaccountable force. This behavior only drives a further wedge between CPD and Black and Brown communities across the City. 
 
Holding the Department and individual officers accountable for their actions on the streets of Chicago requires comprehensive data is available to journalists, academics and the public. Arrest data is fundamental to any meaningful analysis and public input. That the City has pulled down this data because of criticism and questions raised in the media is both silly and shameful. This data must be restored to public view." 

The below statement can be attributed to Heidi Dalenberg, Director of the Institutional Reform Project, ACLU of Illinois:

“While we always knew that the State ultimately would move children into a managed care plan for their health care, we remained concerned about the process and the timing in the midst of a pandemic. But now, we must focus on the most critical issues: Assuring that children, as well as their parents and foster parents, are able to access the life-saving health care the children require. 

We will continue to work with DCFS on this serious change for youth in care in hopes of assuring that the transition is as smooth and safe as possible for all impacted families. As we continue those discussions with the State, we encourage parents and foster parents to contact us if they are concerned that the transition to the managed care system will disrupt their child’s necessary medical care, or if they experience any barriers to getting children medical care after September 1st.”