FOP president Michael Shields said in a speech Monday beats should be decided by officials, the union, and the community, not the ACLU and a judge. more ›

The lawsuit was brought under the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003, requiring services to be provided in an equal manner without negatively impacting a minority group. more ›

In the ongoing battle over the legality of recording the actions of a police officer on the street, Judge Richard Posner told a courtroom the ACLU would have a tough fight. more ›

In Illinois, law enforcement officers can legally record civilians anytime, anywhere. But who then, watches the watchers? Even though the average citizen can have his or her actions potentially recorded thousands of times a day, law enforcement isn't subject to the same scrutiny. Some residents have recently found that attempting to keep an eye on the police has dramatic consequences. more ›

Chicagoist has been talking about the race for Cook County Board President a lot lately. It's an important race for us, for a whole lot of reasons. Yesterday, a new report came out that made this race that much more important to us. The Sun-Times reported yesterday on the squalid and horrifying condidtions that minor children are living in at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center. Washing their underwear in the toilets, sleeping without pillows... more ›

We’re sure by now that everyone has heard at least something about the whole National Secuity Agency/AT&T, phone records debacle (this is where you look it up if you haven't). Well, it’s about to hit a lot closer to home. Meaning that if the possibility of a near-omniscient (as far as records go) entity like AT&T handing over regular, domestic phone records to the NSA bothers you at all, the American Civil Liberties Union is... more ›

Today, in a settlement reached regarding a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, the Defense Department agreed to warn U.S. military bases worldwide that they cannot sponsor Boy Scout troops. The suit claimed that the government supported a group that requires members to believe in God. DOD employees and other service members can continue to lead troops on their own time and troops can also continue to hold meetings on military bases in areas designated for civilian organizations. more ›

Crain's released its Who's Who of Chicago business today, and it's going to take us a long time to plow through all those names and come up with jokes/information. more ›