We voluntarily dismissed our complaint after Franklin County officials made clear that there are no plans to reopen the facility.

Before thousands of delegates and other participants gather in Chicago for the 2024 Democratic National Convention, a group of protestors are asking the federal appeals court in Chicago to allow their challenge to the City of Chicago’s “Footprint” Ordinance to move forward.

Federal, state and local officials today announced security plans – including the Secret Service Security perimeter around the United Center and McCormick Place – that will be in place during the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Sonya Massey was shot to death in her home on July 6th by a Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy.

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

Police in Illinois conducted nearly 200,000 more traffic stops in 2023 compared to the previous year.

Chicago police officers reported making more than a half million stops last year on the city streets, continuing to stop Black and Brown motorists at rates disproportionate to their numbers in the driving population.

The notion that the most powerful person in our country cannot be held accountable for illegal acts in the Oval Office undermines our country’s most basic edict – that no one is above the law.

The Court could have chosen to protect women’s health at a moment when this health care is under attack. It missed the opportunity.