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May 2007 Archives Court Asked to Appoint Receiver for Troubled Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center May 30, 2007 Describing ongoing conditions at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center as "unacceptable and dangerous," Northwestern University Law Professor Thomas F. Geraghty, who serves as the court-appointed "Next Friend" representing the interests of the youths housed at the facility, today asked the Court to appoint a Receiver with complete, independent authority to oversee and implement needed reform to the troubled facility. The request comes more than four years after the County signed on to a court-approved Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and one year after the County promised to make long-delayed changes under an Agreed Supplemental Order (ASO) mandating an expedited timeline for reforms. read more » Chicago Woman Challenges Blatant Discrimination: Denied Access to Homeless Shelter Because She is a Lesbian May 21, 2007 A Chicago woman denied access to a City-funded homeless shelter on a cold November evening because she is a lesbian is challenging the blatant discrimination she experienced. The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today announced the filing of complaints with the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations and the State of Illinois Department of Human Rights on behalf of Michelle Wang, a 27-year-old woman denied space at New Life Shelter after she told a staffer at that shelter she is a lesbian. Only intervention by a thoughtful, concerned Chicago city employee prevented Ms. Wang from spending another night on the streets. read more » Adoption of House Bill 980 by Illinois House of Representatives May 18, 2007 We applaud the unanimous vote in the Illinois House adopting House Bill 980 and congratulate Representative LaShawn Ford for his leadership on reconciling the need to facilitate HIV testing of those persons who still do not know they are HIV positive with the public health benefits of ensuring that people understand the test, agree to it, and are linked to the services they need. read more » ACLU of Illinois Joins National Effort Calling on Government to Fix Medical Inaccuracies in Federally Funded Abstinence-Only Curricula May 10, 2007 The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois has joined a multi-state action calling on the federal government to fix glaring medical inaccuracies in federally funded abstinence-only-until-marriage curricula. The organization joined ten (10) other ACLU state affiliates in sending letters to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) alerting the agency to problematic curricula used in schools in Illinois and other states. The letters called on HHS to take immediate steps to remedy the situation. read more » ACLU Announces Multi-State Action Calling on Government to Fix Medical Inaccuracies in Federally Funded Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Curricula May 09, 2007 The American Civil Liberties Union today announced a multi-state action calling on the federal government to fix medical inaccuracies in federally funded abstinence-only-until-marriage curricula. Eleven ACLU affiliates, including the ACLU of Illinois, sent letters to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) alerting the agency to problematic curricula in their states and asking HHS to take steps to remedy the situation. read more » |
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