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ACLU of Illinois Responds to New DCFS Director and Agency Review Announced by Gov. Pritzker

Today, Governor JB Pritzker announced that Marc D. Smith will be his nominee to lead the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and called for a thorough review of the agency.

March 27, 2019

ACLU of Illinois Reacts to Approval of Senate Bill 2090 – Expanding Voting in Jails – in Senate Executive Committee

Earlier today, the Illinois Senate Executive Committee approved Senate Bill 2090.

March 20, 2019

ACLU of Illinois Responds to Approval of Senate Bill 1594 – the Parental Notice Act Repeal – in Public Health Committee

Earlier today, the Illinois Senate Public Health Committee approved Senate Bill 1594, which repeals the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995. The law has been enforced only since 2013, after decades of courts blocking enforcement.

March 19, 2019

ICE Targeting Immigrants Based on Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) Data Supplied by Police Departments in Illinois

**UPDATE: The Village of Downers Grove has provided documents confirming that it has stopped sharing information with ICE through the Vigilant Solutions LEARN database.

March 13, 2019

ACLU of Illinois Supports EACH Woman Act in Congress to Repeal Hyde Amendment and End Abortion Coverage Ban Nationally

Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth and Representative Jan Schakowsky helped introduce the EACH Woman Act in Congress, which wouldensure coverage for abortion for every woman however much she earns, however she is insured, or wherever she lives.

March 12, 2019

ACLU of Illinois tells House Panel DCFS is Regressing, Needs New, Visionary Leadership

In strong terms, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today will tell an Illinois House Committee that the Department of Children and Family Services is failing and can only be rescued by new leadership with a visionary approach to caring for children.

March 5, 2019