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ACLU of Illinois Responds to Calls for School Districts to Reverse Inclusive Transgender Student Policies

Anti-trans activist group demanded that District 211 in Palatine change their policies regarding transgender students participating in sports during a school board meeting.

August 22, 2025

CPD Massive Traffic Stop Program is “Deliberate, Purposeful” Program, New Court Filing Asserts

Leaders from across Chicago have intentionally created and perpetuated a racist mass traffic stop program that purposely targets Black and Latino drivers and the neighborhoods where they reside for large numbers of pretextual traffic stops.

August 12, 2025

Jefferson County, Illinois moves Ten Commandments monument, residents dismiss lawsuit

Following Jefferson County’s removal of a large Ten Commandments monument from the lawn of the county courthouse, the plaintiffs have withdrawn a lawsuit challenging the display.

July 30, 2025

ACLU of Illinois Responds to Dismissal of Trump Lawsuit Challenging Sanctuary Policies in Chicago, Cook County and Illinois

A federal judge rejected the Trump Administration’s efforts to challenge policies that bar Illinois state and local law enforcement from engaging in federal civil immigration enforcement.

July 25, 2025

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