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ACLU of Illinois Reacts to Another Incident of a Child Being Shackled in DCFS Custody

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

February 11, 2020

ACLU of Illinois Reacts to IDOC’s Filing in Monroe v. Jeffreys

The below statement can be attributed to John Knight, LGBTQ & HIV Advocacy Director, ACLU of Illinois:

January 28, 2020

Expert Report on Health Care in Illinois Prisons Finds Many Challenges Ahead in Efforts for Reform

An initial report from an independent expert in a federal court case aimed at fixing long-standing problems in the delivery of health care i

January 24, 2020

ACLU of Illinois Reacts to Inspector General’s Advisory to CPD on Secret Predictive Policing Databases

Today, the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety Section issued an advisory on the Chicago Police Department’s models known as the Strategic

January 23, 2020

ACLU Celebrates the License to Work Act Being Signed Into Law by Gov. Pritzker

Today, Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1786, the License to Work Act, into law.

January 17, 2020

State, DuPage County Will Not Enforce Panhandling Law as Lawsuit Moves Forward

Illinois State Police and the DuPage County States Attorney’s Office today agreed to stop enforcing a state law prohibiting roadside panhandling in Illinois while a lawsuit challenging the law moves forward. Michael Dumiak and Christopher Simmons filed the lawsuit in August 2019.

January 14, 2020