The ACLU of Illinois works on issues of First Amendment Rights, and Constitutional rights regarding privacy, Choice, and other issues concerning women.
Humanists of West Suburban Chicagoland is the local membership chapter of the American Humanist Association.
Women Organizing Women is an unbrella organization in the Fox Valley. Member organizations focus on different issues.
Amnesty International works on Human Rights issues on a global level, including local, state and National.
Since 1981 Americans for Religious Liberty has promoted and defended the principle of separation of Church and State through a variety of activities around the country.
Illinois Planned Parenthood Council provides information on reproductive choice issues in and around Illinois.
The Chicago Area Planned Parenthood office also maintains a website with information on legislative activity surrounding reproductive health and choice issues.
The American Humanist Association and it's affiliate organizations promote the philosophy of humanism, which strives to advance the state of Humanity without reliance on any supernatural structure.
The National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) works to maintain Pro-Choice options for women in America. They have offices in Chicago, as well as a national headquarters.
Equality Illinois (formally the Illinois Federation for Human Rights) has as it's mission obtaining and defending basic civil rights for the G/L/B/T community in Illinois.
Working for the rights of the G/L/B/T community on a political front as well as offering educational material, the Human Rights Campaign maintains offices both in the Chicagoland area as well as nationally.
On a national level, The Alan Guttmacher Institute's web site is continously updated to reflect recent national and state developments regarding laws directly affecting a woman's right to choose, including the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions.
The Center for Reproductive Law and Policy is a non-profit legal advocacy organization dedicated to promoting and defending women's reproductive rights worldwide.
People concerned about the environment may want to check out their local IL chapter of the Sierra Club Illinois. Actions, ongoing concerns and information on how to join is available here.Political Research Associates, a watchdog group that monitors the Far-Right, has released a kit entitled Defending Reproductive Rights. Both the organization and the kit are good resources for countering the attacks on personal freedoms from the far-right.