News & Commentary
Feb 18, 2011
Petition calls for halt to Chicago's surveillance camera system
ACLU Intern Maura Ross mailing petitions to mayoral candidates The petition reads: Recently the ACLU of Illinois released a comprehensive report on the extensive and integrated surveillance camera system in Chicago. The surveillance system has been expanded in recent years with little community input and insufficient guidelines to protect privacy in the City.
I urge you to adopt the ACLU's call for a moratorium on the placement of new cameras in Chicago until a full review has been
Feb 17, 2011
ACLU of Illinois tells appellate court that juvenile detention center still needs change
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Jan 20, 2011
ACLU of Illinois, medical groups ask court to protect vulnerable teens from "unfortunate" legislation
On January 18th, the ACLU of Illinois Reproductive Rights Project and a bevy of professional medical organizations joined together to ask the Illinois Court of Appeals to strike down the Illinois Parental Notification Act of 1995.
Jan 19, 2011
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