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On Talking Liberties with the ACLU of Illinois, we are here to chat about the big issues of the day, both home in the Land of Lincoln and across our country. We are here to help educate and...
On April 4 Illinois will hold elections for local elected offices – like school board, city council, mayor and more. In this episode we were...
In 2023 Illinois will end the use of a money bond system - a system that prioritizes wealth when making decisions about who awaits trial in...
As the 2022 Midterm Election approaches on November 8 many voters are still deciding on whom to vote for – or whether to vote at all. The re...
Efforts to ban books in public and school libraries across the country has more than doubled in the past year. In this episode we were joine...
In 2018, ICE conducted a series of controversial raids across the Chicago area using traffic stops and other techniques to detain hundreds o...
Illinois currently has one of the most restrictive laws name change laws in the country – a law that bans people from being able to change t...
Even as Roe hangs by a thread, there are countless barriers to make abortions difficult, even impossible for people to access. On this episo...
Illinois has a new law updating and adding to the standards for how personal health and sexual health education is taught in this state. We...
In 2019, Jaylan Butler – an innocent college student returning from a swim meet on his team’s bus – was taken to the ground and had a gun he...
We all want young people to be able to talk to their parents about important life decisions. However, the idea that the government can force...
From 2016 to 2018, 20,000 people in Illinois were convicted of felonies for possessing small amounts of drugs, and 7,500 were imprisoned. On...
We are joined by ACLU of Illinois Advocacy and Intergovernmental Affairs Director Khadine Bennett to talk through the initiatives we are adv...
Passionate about a public issue that affects you, your family, or friends? Looking to make your voice heard with the most impact? We have go...
Human Rights Watch and the ACLU of Illinois recently collaborated on a report - "The Only People It Really Affects Are the People It Hurts:...
For a century, the American Civil Liberties Union has fought to keep Americans in touch with the founding values of the Constitution. In thi...
As #TransgenderAwarenessWeek comes to a close, we sat down with ACLU of Illinois LGBTQ and HIV Project Director John Knight to look at the b...
Got questions about voting in Illinois ahead of November 3rd? We've got answers! In this episode, we speak with Matt Dietrich, Public Inform...
Transgender people are too often exposed to horrific abuse in prison, facing physical and sexual assault at much higher rates than other pri...
The U.S. Postal Service is a pillar of our democracy - and it's currently under siege. Protecting our right to vote-by-mail will be essentia...
Americans are reimagining our fundamental notions about policing, especially in response to the continued killings of Black and Brown people...
Talking Liberties with the ACLU of Illinois returns with our 20th episode, recording from our own homes during the COVID-19 outbreak. We spe...
Welcome to a bonus episode of Talking Liberties. On Saturday, February 29th, the ACLU hosted a candidate’s forum for the office of Cook Coun...
More than one in four transgender people have lost a job due to bias, and more than three-fourths have experienced some form of workplace di...
In 2017, the Illinois legislature passed the TRUST Act, which prohibits local law enforcement from holding a person based on a “detainer” is...
Concerns about protecting your personal information online continue to grow, especially from its use by corporations and the government. Eme...
Last week, School District 211 announced it was proposing a new policy that would grant transgender students unrestricted access to the lock...
It was a marathon legislative session in Springfield this Spring, culminating in the passage of several important civil liberties protection...
In a special crossover episode recorded with Tom Moss of the Indivisible Chicago podcast, we talk through the Supreme Court's most recent de...
Throughout Illinois and across our country, many people are held in jail awaiting trial simply because they are unable to afford the cash bo...
Headlines across the country are rife with reports of states adopting legislation to eliminate reproductive health care access for women, in...
As an added bonus to our 10th episode, we recorded an audience Q & A with Mary Meg McCarthy, Executive Director of the National Immigrant Ju...
TALKING LIBERTIES celebrates its 10th episode with a live taping at the brand new Hoxton Hotel in Chicago. In front of a live audience, we w...
Then-State Senator Barack Obama championed a law in 2004 to collect data about traffic and pedestrian stops conducted by police in Illinois....
The State of Illinois' negligent treatment of prisoners is a problem that has been years in the making. ACLU of Illinois Senior Staff Attorn...
During the holiday season, it's important to remember those who need help - and their right to ask for it. ACLU of Illinois Senior Staff Att...
Voter suppression efforts in Georgia, North Dakota and many more states have been in the headlines recently. We speak with Sophia Lakin (Sta...
Throughout its almost 100 year history, the ACLU has only opposed four nominees to the Supreme Court. Brett Kavanaugh is one of them. ACLU o...
Ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, the ACLU of Illinois speaks with Congressman Mike Quigley (5th District - IL) on election security, Rus...
This week, the ACLU of Illinois released its public comments on the consent decree draft aimed at reforming the Chicago Police Department. W...
After several major decisions coming from the Supreme Court and the surprise retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, the ACLU of Illinois spe...
The ACLU of Illinois speaks with Ashley Huebner, the Managing Attorney for the National Immigrant Justice Center’s Asylum Project, for updat...