<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><p class="gmail-MsoTitleCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in;font-size:28pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">Never-Regular, Always True…<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b></p><p class="gmail-MsoTitleCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 4pt;font-size:28pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">News from Your Local ACLU<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><img src="cid:ii_mepqslo50" alt="image.png" width="199" height="94"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://www.aclu-cu.org/" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)"><span style="font-size:18pt">https://www.aclu-cu.org</span></a><span style="font-size:18pt;color:rgb(68,114,196)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:18pt;color:rgb(68,114,196)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:18pt;color:rgb(68,114,196)">AUGUST 2025</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoTitle" style="margin:0in 0in 4pt;font-size:28pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:20pt;color:rgb(0,112,192)">Dear Members and Friends,</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif">SAVE THE DATE!</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Our annual meeting is<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif">Sunday, October 5 from 3 – 5</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif">at the Lake House in Crystal Lake Park. See you there!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif;color:rgb(238,0,0)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif;color:rgb(238,0,0)">WTF?!</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>THINGS ARE FALLING APART!<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif">Join us to learn what ACLU is doing in Illinois to protect our democracy. And what you can do to help. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif">We need your participation now more than ever. And we need each other. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif">Speakers, snacks and short business meeting.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif;color:rgb(68,114,196);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box">MORE EVENTS:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif">Monday, August 25, 2025</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif">7 pm</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif">Yellow & Co., Mahomet</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif">15^th<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Congressional District Town Hall</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif">Speakers include Ed Yohnka from ACLU-IL and Jane McClintock from ACLU-Champaign County. (Rep. Mary Miller has been invited but hasn’t responded. Oh my!)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif">More info and register for a free ticket here:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/15th-congressional-district-town-hall-tickets-1574942638829" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/15th-congressional-district-town-hall-tickets-1574942638829</span></a><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif;color:rgb(238,0,0)"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif;color:rgb(238,0,0)">P</span></b><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif;color:rgb(255,192,0)">R</span></b><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif;color:rgb(146,208,80)">I</span></b><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,176,240)">D</span></b><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)">E</span></b><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif;color:rgb(192,0,0)">F</span></b><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif;color:rgb(112,173,71)">E</span></b><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif;color:rgb(244,176,131)">S</span></b><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">T</span></b><b><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>***<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif">Later than usual but still on!<b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif">Saturday October 25<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif">March with<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">ACLU</span><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>in the parade! It’s a blast!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif">Join us afterward at our table at the<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)">Pride Fair</span><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif">More info at the annual meeting and next newsletter.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Charter Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="marg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