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CHICAGO - A federal district court in Chicago late on Friday (February 12th) issued an order barring the State of Illinois from collecting a new fee that nearly triples the registration fee for organizations engaged in advocacy aimed at state legislative, executive and administrative offic
CHICAGO - Challenging the near tripling of a registration fee for non-profit groups engaged in advocacy at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois and its chief legislative lobbyist have asked a federal court to block collection of the new, dramat
CHICAGO - In an important reversal of two policies restricting who can obtain accurate birth certificates after sex reassignment surgery, the State of Illinois has issued new, accurate birth certificates to three transgender persons born in Illinois.
CHICAGO - Citing "serious and irreversible harm to teens," the American Civil Liberties Union asked an Illinois court to strike down a newly effective law that prevents teens from having an abortion unless they notify a parent or go to court.
September 25, 2009 - Late on Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Charles Kocoras issued a ruling ending a long-standing consent decree that sought to promote racial integration in Chicago Public Schools.
Earlier today a three judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in Zbaraz v. Madigan, a case considering the constitutionality of the 1995 Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act.