Press Releases

Jefferson County Residents Sue to Remove Massive Ten Commandments Monument From Courthouse Lawn

A group of multifaith and non-religious Jefferson County taxpayers and residents filed suit in state court today, seeking to remove a nearly seven-foot-tall Ten Commandments monument from the lawn of the Jefferson County Courthouse.

ACLU of Illinois Responds to Government Officials’ Attack on Art Display at Chicago Cultural Center

 A group of Chicago City Council members have sent a letter to the Chicago Mayor calling an exhibit featuring a puppet with caricatures of Uncle Sam and the Prime Minister of Israel "extremely offensive/"

University of Illinois Warned to Respect Free Speech on Campus as New Semester Begins

Administrators and leaders are being warned that changes to the University’s speech and protest policies, and overzealous discipline of student protestors, are having a chilling effect on expression on the campus.