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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CONGRATULATING THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY JUVENILE TEMPORARY DETENTION CENTER ON THE 2017 SUMMIT-CHANGE STRATEGIES: DECREASING VIOLENCE IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA
WHEREAS; on January 19, 2017 the Circuit Court of Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center held summit-Change Strategies: Decreasing Violence in the Chicagoland Area hosted by the Honorable Timothy C. Evans, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County and Leonard B. Dixon, Superintendent of Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center; and
WHEREAS Juvenile Temporary Detention Center convened a summit featuring a panel of teen residents, law enforcement officials and community organizations to address strategies to decrease violence in the Chicagoland area; and
WHEREAS, the group of teens represented residents detained at the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center who gave candid and articulate testimonies and strategies to over 200 Summit attendees; and
WHEREAS, law enforcement, community leaders and key stakeholders were represented by the Cook County Office of the President, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Chicago Police Department, Cook County Sheriff's Department, Federal Bureau of investigation, Cook County Office of the Public Defender, Illinois Department of Child and Family Services, JTDC Resident Advisory Council, United States Attorney's Office, United States Department of Justice, area clergy, Chicago area media representatives; and
WHEREAS, law enforcement, community leaders and key stakeholders were represented by the Cook County Office of the President, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Chicago Police Department, Cook County Sheriff's Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cook County Office of the Public Defender, Illinois Department of Child and Family Services, JTDC Resident Advisory Council, United States Attorney's Office, United States Department of Justice, area clergy, Chicago area media representatives; and
WHEREAS, The S...
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