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African Americans face disparity in traffic stops and searches by Chicago police, new ACLU study finds
Chicago – African Americans in Chicago are far more likely than white residents to be subjected to traffic stops by the Chicago Police Department, according to a new study released toda
Eavesdropping bill passes in Illinois
This week, the Illinois House and Illinois Senate passed Senate Bill 1342, a measure designed to replace the Illinois Eavesdropping Act which was struck down by the Illinois Supreme Court earlier in
ACLU suggests privacy guidelines for use of police body cameras in Illinois
CHICAGO -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today issued a series of privacy safeguards for the use of body cameras by police in the state.
Traffic stop data shows persistent patterns of racial bias, according to new report
A full decade after Illinois mandated that all law enforcement agencies in the state collect and record data about every traffic stop as a means of curbing racial profiling, a study today pointed to continuing signs of troubling racial bias in so-called consent searches by police. The
Illinois' advocates hail great first step to end discrimination against transgender individuals in health insurance coverage
CHICAGO — Several Illinois-based advocacy groups joined together today to praise the Illinois Department of Insurance for taking a crucial first step in addressing discrimination against transgender Illinoisans in insurance coverage.