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Statement on Illinois House vote on budget veto override

The following is the statement of ACLU of Illinois Executive Director Colleen K. Connell:

July 6, 2017

ACLU Statement on opportunity to move forward in Illinois

The following can be attributed to Colleen Connell, Executive Director:

July 4, 2017

Community groups call for changes to FOP contract as "critical step" to police reform in Chicago

CHICAGO – On the eve of the expiration of Chicago’s contract with thousands of police officers represented by the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), community and civil rights groups from across the City appeared at City Hall today demanding changes to the police contract that will facilitate polic

June 29, 2017

Statement on the Appointment of Beverly Walker as Director of DCFS

We welcome the quick action to appoint Ms. Walker as the Director of DCFS. The new director will have a lot on her hands in trying to resolve problems at the troubled agency.

June 26, 2017

Court dismisses appeal in case finding downstate Bed & Breakfast discriminated against gay couple in civil union ceremony

CHICAGO – An appeals court has dismissed claims by a downstate Bed & Breakfast owner that the owner’s discrimination against a gay couple seeking to use the facility for their civil union ceremony was justified by religious beliefs.

June 8, 2017

ACLU of Illinois joins other police reform advocates in rejecting half measures to fix the Chicago police

CHICAGO – Joining the rising chorus of voices concerned with making real, lasting change in the way that the City of Chicago is policed, including from community and civil rights organizations, as well as former officials of the United States Department of Justice, the ACLU of Illinois today call

June 8, 2017