Publication
Dec 12, 2017
Yearly Report

2017: A Year of Resistance

Publication
Jul 11, 2017
Stop and Frisk
  • Police Practices and Racial Justice

March 2017 Stop & Frisk Report

Publication
Nov 18, 2016
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  • Criminal Legal Systems and Policing

Asset Forfeiture in Illinois

Most people expect Illinois law enforcement to defend the private property of Illinois residents. As long as you obey the law, your life, liberty and property should be secure from the law – or so common sense would suggest.
Publication
May 12, 2016
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  • Women's and Reproductive Rights

Health Care Denied

Reports from the ACLU and MergerWatch reveal that one in six hospital beds in the U.S. is in a facility that complies with Catholic directives that prohibit a range of reproductive health care services, even when a woman’s life or health is in jeopardy.
Publication
Mar 20, 2015
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2015 Stop and Frisk Report

The nation’s attention has turned to police practices because of high profile killings. But concerns about policing extend beyond the use of force and into the everyday interactions of police with community members.
Publication
Dec 26, 2014
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CPD Traffic Stops and Resulting Searches in 2013

In 2013, the CPD conducted 100,676 traffic stops. The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois analyzed the underlying IDOT data regarding these stops.
Publication
Aug 13, 2014
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Racial Disparity in Consent Searches and Dog Sniff Searches

Throughout Illinois, there is a dramatic racial disparity in police use of so-called “consent searches” and dog sniff searches during routine traffic stops.
Publication
Sep 1, 2012
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  • Privacy and Technology

Fusion Centers in Illinois

Publication
Feb 7, 2011
Video Camera Surveillance in Chicago
  • Privacy and Technology

Video Camera Surveillance in Chicago