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February 2007 Archives REAL ID Resolution Introduced in Illinois February 28, 2007 In 2005, Congress adopted the REAL ID Act without meaningful committee hearings and substantial debate as part of legislation to fund the Iraq War and Asian Tsunami relief efforts. The measure requires Illinois, and every other state, to restructure the... read more » Thanks Young Advocates February 26, 2007 
Thank you to everyone who attended "Social Studies with the ACLU's Young Advocates". Visit http://www.aclu-il.org/youngadvocates/ to see pictures from the event. Email us at youngadvocates@aclu-il.org to be added to the invitation list for the next event or friend us on MySpace. read more » Coverage on the Religious Liberty and Marriage Fairness Bill February 23, 2007 We mentioned yesterday that Representative Greg Harris of Chicago had filed the Religious Liberty and Marriage Fairness Act - House Bill 1615. The measure extends the protections and obligations of marriage to same-sex couples in Illinois, meaning that Illinois would... read more » ACLU of Illinois Members Priorities for the 110th Congress -- Tell Us What You Think! February 22, 2007 Last Saturday, we hosted the ACLU of Illinois Annual Member Summit -- Act Like a Real Patrtiot -- at the Rosemont Hyatt. You can read more about the event and even listen to podcasts of the program by going to... read more » Busy Day in Springfield February 22, 2007 It has been a really busy day for civil liberties issues at the Statehouse. Early this morning, the House Human Services Committee advanced the Adolescent Health Care Safety Act, House Bill 317, by a vote of 6 to 2. The... read more » Updated Fact Sheets for 2007 Illinois Congress February 21, 2007 Fact sheets for legislation in the 2007 Congress are now available to download from our legislative website. If you are not yet a member of our Action Alert list, please sign up here, and we will let you know when your legislators will be deciding on these bills. read more » Save the Date: ACLU Client on PBS on April 18th February 21, 2007  ACLU Client Akif Rahman will be featured on a special PBS series, "America at the Crossroads", on April 18th, 2007 at 9pm Central. Please tune in for the episode, "America's Muslims." read more » 2007 ACLU Member Summit February 20, 2007 Thank you to everyone who attended the ACLU Member Summit this past Saturday. The summit site has been updated with pictures from the conference, and downloads of some of the materials included in the conference packet. Podcasts available! http://www.aclu-il.org/conference/ read more » Welcome to the ACLU Insider! February 19, 2007 The ACLU of Illinois is excited to launch it's new weblog, the ACLU Insider. We will be posting updates from our work in Illinois, including podcasts from our lawyers and updates from our lobbyists in Springfield. read more » |
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