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American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois

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    Nov 1, 2012 |Story| RedEye

  1. Birth certificate changes easier in Illinois?

    A recent Cook County court ruling makes it possible for transgender people in Illinois to correct the gender on their birth certificates without undergoing genital surgery, but advocates say there’s more work to do and that the current law still requires surgery that can be dangerous, expensive or unwanted.
    RedEye
    A recent Cook County court ruling makes it possible for transgender people in Illinois to correct the gender on their birth certificates without undergoing genital surgery, but advocates say there’s more work to do and that the current law still...

    Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, American Civil Liberties Union, Gays and Lesbians

    2. Oct 11, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Placement of campaign signs stirs debate

    The presidential election is just weeks away, and campaign signs are proliferating like spring flowers. In neighborhoods that are governed by associations, the signs often are more divisive than the candidates they support.
    The presidential election is just weeks away, and campaign signs are proliferating like spring flowers. In neighborhoods that are governed by associations, the signs often are more divisive than the candidates they support. Detractors say signs are...

    Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Housing and Urban Planning, Justice and Rights, Elections

    3. Oct 9, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Suit alleging police deployment inequalities in black, Hispanic communities dismissed

    A Cook County judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit that alleged inequalities in how Chicago police deploy officers in predominantly black and Hispanic communities.
    Tribune reporter
    A Cook County judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit that alleged inequalities in how Chicago police deploy officers in predominantly black and Hispanic communities. In a 10-page ruling last week, Judge Neil Cohen ruled that the court does not have...

    Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Justice System, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Mayor

    4. Sep 27, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Group argues to join gay marriage lawsuit

    An Illinois organization trying to intervene in a lawsuit that claims the state’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional presented oral arguments today in Cook County Circuit Court.
    Tribune reporter
    An Illinois organization trying to intervene in a lawsuit that claims the state’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional presented oral arguments today in Cook County Circuit Court. Bryan Beauman, an attorney representing the Illinois Family...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Business Enterprises, American Civil Liberties Union, Local Government, Family

    5. Aug 28, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Judge dismisses Wheaton College lawsuit against Obama administration over contraception mandate

    A federal judge has dismissed Wheaton College's lawsuit against the Obama administration for requiring the evangelical Christian college to offer health insurance that covers the cost of contraception, including the morning-after pill, for employees.
    A federal judge has dismissed Wheaton College's lawsuit against the Obama administration for requiring the evangelical Christian college to offer health insurance that covers the cost of contraception, including the morning-after pill, for employees. The...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prescription Drugs, Freedom of Religion, Roman Catholicism, Justice and Rights

    6. Jul 18, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Wheaton College joins lawsuit over health care law

    Wheaton College has joined more than 50 mostly Roman Catholic religious institutions suing the Obama administration for requiring religious employers to offer health insurance that covers the cost of contraception, including the morning-after pill, for employees and students.
    Wheaton College has joined more than 50 mostly Roman Catholic religious institutions suing the Obama administration for requiring religious employers to offer health insurance that covers the cost of contraception, including the morning-after pill, for...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prescription Drugs, Freedom of Religion, Roman Catholicism, Civil Rights

    7. Aug 8, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. DCFS to add investigators, cut caseloads

    Despite deep state budget cuts, the state’s child-welfare agency has reached an agreement with a watchdog group to lower caseloads for frontline workers who investigate critical hotline calls alleging abuse and neglect.
    Tribune reporter
    Despite deep state budget cuts, the state’s child-welfare agency has reached an agreement with a watchdog group to lower caseloads for frontline workers who investigate critical hotline calls alleging abuse and neglect. The Illinois Department of...

    Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Job Layoffs, Layoffs and Downsizing, American Civil Liberties Union, Abusive Behavior

    8. Aug 9, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. State, ACLU reach pact to reduce DCFS caseloads

    The state's child welfare agency has reached an agreement with a watchdog group to lower troubling caseload levels for workers who investigate hotline calls alleging abuse and neglect.
    The state's child welfare agency has reached an agreement with a watchdog group to lower troubling caseload levels for workers who investigate hotline calls alleging abuse and neglect. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services plans to...

    Tags: Job Layoffs, Abusive Behavior, American Civil Liberties Union, Employees, Career and Workplace

    9. Jul 4, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Illinois struggles to move mentally ill adults out of nursing homes

    Casting doubt on an ambitious state plan to move thousands of mentally ill adults out of nursing homes and into community-based programs, a federal court monitor reported this week that many of the patients don't want to leave the facilities while others were found to be unfit for the community placements.
    Casting doubt on an ambitious state plan to move thousands of mentally ill adults out of nursing homes and into community-based programs, a federal court monitor reported this week that many of the patients don't want to leave the facilities while...

    Tags: Trials, Pat Quinn, Nursing, Illinois Governor, Government

    10. Jul 11, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Front-line workers bear brunt of DCFS staff cuts

    Budget cuts that are often cited as a reason for failures by the state agency charged with protecting children have fallen disproportionately on front-line child abuse and neglect workers, a Tribune analysis has found.
    Budget cuts that are often cited as a reason for failures by the state agency charged with protecting children have fallen disproportionately on front-line child abuse and neglect workers, a Tribune analysis has found. Less than half the agency's overall...

    Tags: Job Layoffs, Crime, Law and Justice, Conservation, American Civil Liberties Union, Unemployment

    11. Jun 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Budget cuts threaten DCFS reforms

    Tribune reporter
    Tribune reporter Clifford Triplett understands the impact his tortured past had on Illinois' child-welfare system and doesn't want to see it lose ground. As a 5-year-old, he was burned with cigarettes, whipped with a belt buckle and starved for months....

    Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Abusive Behavior, Robert Harris

    12. Mar 23, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. 'His name was Joseph'

    The poem Joshua Travis read to other teenage alumni of the state's child welfare system described in his own words how his mentally ill mother killed his 3-year-old brother.
    The poem Joshua Travis read to other teenage alumni of the state's child welfare system described in his own words how his mentally ill mother killed his 3-year-old brother. Amanda Wallace waved goodbye and hanged him from the transom of their West...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest, Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Illinois General Assembly

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