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| 1 | | A RESOLUTION REFERRING THE ISSUE OF GUN VIOLENCE TO A MEETING OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION REFERRING THE ISSUE OF GUN VIOLENCE TO A MEETING OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
WHEREAS, According to the most reliable public information available at present, 139 homicides have occurred in the City of Chicago since January of 2015; and,
WHEREAS, The City of Chicago is the county seat and exists entirely within the boundaries of the County of Cook; and,
WHEREAS, Through its administration of the Health and Hospitals System, the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, the Cook County Jail, and the Cook County Circuit Court, Cook County is heavily impacted by the costs of and associated with gun violence; and
WHEREAS, A study by the University of Chicago Crime Lab puts the financial toll of gun violence at approximately $2.5 billion annually, factoring in lost productivity, medical and psychiatric care, and the antisocial behavior that can often result from untreated trauma; and,
WHEREAS, It is both in the interests of the taxpayers and the responsibility of the fiscal stewards of the Cook | accept | Pass |
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