News & Commentary
Feb 09, 2012
ACLU: Standing up for fairness to immigrants in Cook County
On Thursday, February 9th, the ACLU of Illinois will join with other concerned groups and individuals from across Cook County to oppose bills that would gut a County ordinance that limits County assistance to the federal Bureau for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Feb 06, 2012
Protecting Personal Information
Americans increasingly are using online social networks in order to communicate with family and friends, share photos and news and express their own political views. Increasingly, private interests (and government entities) try to get access to this personal information for a variety of purposes -- from marketing to surveillance. All of us need tools to protect our personal information.
Jan 31, 2012
Chicago Sun-Times: McCarthy Says It’s good to record officers
The Chicago Sun-Times published a piece about Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy's recent statement of support for a bill which would permit the audio recording of police officers engaged in their public duties in a public place. Recording police activity can result in felony charges under the Illinois Eavesdropping law, which the ACLU of Illinois is seeking to challenge in the case of ACLU v. Alvarez. Supt. McCarthy says that being able to record police activity would actually protect police officers against charges of brutality.
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