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Court approval of implementation plan to improve conditions for children in Illinois DCFS

Earlier today, U.S.

September 28, 2016

Decision in challenge to Illinois’ Election Day Registration System

Earlier today, U.S. District Court Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan granted a motion to block Election Day voter registration at polling places in Illinois for the November general election. The decision comes in the case of Harlan v.

September 27, 2016

ACLU of Illinois responds to call for use of stop and frisk in Chicago

GOP Presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested yesterday that the discredited police practice of stop-and-frisk is the answer to the gun violence plaguing too many of Chicago's neighborhoods. He is wrong.

September 22, 2016

Monique Hanson joins ACLU of Illinois as development director

CHICAGO – Monique Hanson, a nationally-recognized leader in philanthropy and development, is the new Director of Development for the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois. Ms.

September 6, 2016

Civil rights groups ask court to protect voting opportunities for November election

Chicago – Warning against the possible disenfranchisement of thousands of Illinois voters, five voting rights organizations today asked a federal court to preserve Election Day registration (EDR) in local polling places in advance of the November presidential election.

August 31, 2016

Chicago area woman files complaint after being denied critical health care because of religious objections

CHICAGO – A Chicago area woman, denied critical care by a gynecologist after her IUD became dislodged during a fall at home has charged Mercy Hospital and Medical Center with discrimination in State and federal administrative complaints.

August 23, 2016