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    Mar 4, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. High DCFS caseloads raise red flags

    Fred Pennix recently drove into Chicago's crime-ridden Englewood neighborhood to check on two of the nearly 40 families under his watch as a state child-protection investigator. It was a holiday but, worried about the children's safety, he was going to knock on a few doors anyway.
    Fred Pennix recently drove into Chicago's crime-ridden Englewood neighborhood to check on two of the nearly 40 families under his watch as a state child-protection investigator. It was a holiday but, worried about the children's safety, he was going to...

    Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, AFSCME, Chicago, Chicago Tribune, Cook County

    2. May 8, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Federal appeals court bans enforcement of Illinois eavesdropping law

    A federal appeals court in Chicago ruled today that Illinois’ eavesdropping law “likely violates” the First Amendment and ordered that authorities be banned from enforcing it.
    Tribune reporter
    A federal appeals court in Chicago ruled today that Illinois’ eavesdropping law “likely violates” the First Amendment and ordered that authorities be banned from enforcing it. The ruling from the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in...

    Tags: Laws, Chicago, Harvey, Trials, NATO

    3. May 13, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Despite budget cuts, DCFS preps to do more

    The director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has launched a plan he says will put dozens more workers in closer contact with vulnerable children the agency is supposed to protect.
    The director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has launched a plan he says will put dozens more workers in closer contact with vulnerable children the agency is supposed to protect. Thanks to an increase in federal funding and...

    Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Career and Workplace, AFSCME, Unions, Chicago Tribune

    4. May 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Covering gay rights as a beat

    On Wednesday morning, the gay rights group Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois each filed a lawsuit against Cook County Clerk David Orr, saying the state’s ban on issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples violates the Illinois Constitution.
    On Wednesday morning, the gay rights group Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois each filed a lawsuit against Cook County Clerk David Orr, saying the state’s ban on issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples...

    Tags: Gays and Lesbians, David Orr , Justice and Rights, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice

    5. May 30, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  5. Lawsuits challenge Illinois gay marriage ban

    The Cook County Clerk's office is facing two lawsuits that demand marriage rights for gay couples in Illinois.
    The Cook County Clerk's office is facing two lawsuits that demand marriage rights for gay couples in Illinois. For the past year, same-sex couples have been allowed to enter into civil unions.  But, the lawsuits claim that is not good enough. The gay...

    Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Laws, Illinois Governor, Chicago Tribune, Family

    6. Jun 14, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Gay marriage ban unconstitutional, Cook County State's Attorney motion says

    The Cook County State’s Attorney’s office concedes in a court filing today that the state’s ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, according to a spokeswoman.
    Tribune reporters
    The Cook County State’s Attorney’s office concedes in a court filing today that the state’s ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, according to a spokeswoman.   Two recent lawsuits against Cook County Clerk David Orr claim that...

    Tags: Laws, Gays and Lesbians, Illinois Governor, Social Issues, Family

    7. Feb 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. City still in dark about scale of G-8, NATO protests

    In Wisconsin, a group of environmentalists plans to bicycle to Chicago's G-8 and NATO summits to protest an economy that relies too heavily on fossil fuel.
    In Wisconsin, a group of environmentalists plans to bicycle to Chicago's G-8 and NATO summits to protest an economy that relies too heavily on fossil fuel. In California, a nurses union has a permit for a Chicago march the day before the summits to...

    Tags: Services and Shopping, U.S. Secret Service, Chicago, Activism, McCormick Place

    8. Feb 2, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
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    9. Jan 1, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Doubts surface as police sharply increase Taser use

    The traffic stop began peacefully three hours into New Year's Day 2010, with the woman driving the SUV telling the officer that she hadn't been drinking and her husband merrily exclaiming he was the source of the alcohol smell.
    The traffic stop began peacefully three hours into New Year's Day 2010, with the woman driving the SUV telling the officer that she hadn't been drinking and her husband merrily exclaiming he was the source of the alcohol smell. But the situation soured...

    Tags: Mundelein, Police Arrests, Local Government, Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago

    10. Oct 27, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. ACLU sues Chicago over police deployment

    A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois alleges the Chicago’s deployment of police officers results in slower response times to 911 calls in primarily black and Hispanic neighborhoods than largely white communities.
    Tribune reporters
    A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois alleges the Chicago’s deployment of police officers results in slower response times to 911 calls in primarily black and Hispanic neighborhoods than largely white communities. The...

    Tags: Crimes, Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Trials

    11. Jun 22, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Chicago aldermen balk at drug testing for city employees

    Clout Street
    Chicago aldermen are balking at a proposal to impose random drug tests on all city employees as the American Civil Liberties Union raises questions about whether it would survive a court challenge. A City Council committee that was scheduled to...

    Tags: Collective Contract, Unions, Employees, Housing and Urban Planning, Edward M. Burke

    12. Sep 28, 2011 | RedEye

  12. Catholic Charities denied stay in Illinois adoption contract case

    Boystown
    The ongoing legal battle between Catholic Charities and the state of Illinois over the organization’s state-funded contracts, and their refusal to grant adoption and foster care services to same-sex couples in civil unions, continues with the church...
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