Events

Upcoming & Ongoing Events

Event | In-person
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Power to the People: Hyde Park

Feb 25, 2026 | 6:00 PM
Event | In-person
Purple background. Yellow geometric shape with ping pong paddle and blue filtered image of people playing ping pong layered over. Purple text in light blue boxes "Next Gen Society Happy Hour"

2026 Next Generation Society Happy Hour

Mar 03, 2026 | 5:30 PM
Event | In-person
Blue filtered image of "Dissent is Patriotic" sign. Overlaid is an orange filtered hand holding a megaphone and maroon text "Power to the People"

Power to the People: Belmont Cragin

Mar 23, 2026 | 6:30 PM
Event | In-person & Virtual
ACLU Lunch

The ACLU Lunch: Fighting For A More Perfect Union

Apr 21, 2026 | 12:00 PM

Past Events

Event | In-person
Photo from one end of a table of people sitting and being served food. Navy banner with white text: NEXT GENERATION SOCIETY, (bolded wider text) CELEBRITY CHEF BENEFIT DINNER

Celebrity Chef Benefit Dinner

Feb 20, 2023 | 5:00 PM
Event | In-person
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2022 Next Generation Society Fall Fundraiser

Oct 19, 2022 | 6:00 PM
Event | In-person
Gray background. Dark green jail cell with a green gavel, and black and white handcuffs over money.

Fairness Not Wealth: Ending Money Bail in Illinois

Oct 12, 2022 | 12:00 AM
Event | In-person
Red background with b&w supreme court building and gavel angled in front. Along the bottom of the SC image in white text highlighted in dark blue is "Supreme Court Term in Review & Look Ahead"

Supreme Court Term in Review & Look Ahead

Oct 03, 2022 | 12:00 PM
Event | In-person
Dark gray background with protest signs highlighted in pastel colors. We the PEOPLE is written in mustard yellow in the center. Under that to the left in white is Silence never won rights.

We the People – Engagement Series on Democracy

Please join the ACLU of Illinois for our upcoming Engagement Series on Democracy: We the People. Democracy does not have a universal definition to many – folks arrive at its meaning from different angles and perspectives.
Jul 29, 2022 | 12:00 AM
Event | In-person
Happy Hour

2022 Next Generation Society Happy Hour

Jul 20, 2022 | 5:30 PM
Event | In-person
Maroon background. Collage of the Supreme Court, draft decision, gavel, and hand holding a sign that says "Abortion is Health Care"

Virtual Town Hall: Abortion Rights and Access Post-Dobbs

Jun 27, 2022 | 12:00 PM
Event | In-person
Abortion is Health Care

Rally for Abortion Justice

Join us and our coalition partners to Rally For Abortion Justice in Chicago's Union Park on Saturday, May 14, starting at 9:30 a.m.
May 14, 2022 | 9:30 AM
Event | In-person
ACLU Virtual Lunch 2022

The 2022 ACLU Virtual Lunch: Fighting For A More Perfect Union

Mar 25, 2022 | 12:00 PM