Northbrook Public Library and the Highland Park Public Library have been put on notice about room rental policies that violate the Constitution’s First Amendment. 

We urge prosecutors to exercise restraint in charging any violations emanating from the protests. 

The coalition, Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws: Coalition for Reproductive Justice & LGBTQ+ Liberation will be permitted to march on Michigan Avenue after the ACLU filed a federal lawsuit on their behalf last month.

A coalition of organizations today filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the City of Chicago’s violations of the First Amendment when denying the group’s request to host a march at the 2024 DNC.

The ACLU of Illinois urges campus administrators at both public and private universities and law enforcement across the state to exercise restraint in dismantling student encampments constructed as part of demonstrations.

Chicago City Council will consider an ordinance permitting Chicago police and federal law enforcement officials to enforce “security zones” during the Democratic National Convention.

ACLU of Illinois strongly condemned a recent, secret vote by the Yorkville Board of Education to bar the inclusion of Just Mercy by civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson in an English course.

A federal judge has ruled in favor of our clients, Aurora Pride in their challenge to a local ordinance that caused their parade permit to be revoked in 2022. The ruling means that planning for the 2023 parade will move forward.

The ACLU of Illinois issued an open letter to local public officials calling on them to fulfill their responsibilities under the First Amendment, and resist any efforts to limit free speech.